graphic

[ graf-ik ]

/ ˈgræf ɪk /

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adjective Also graph·i·cal.

giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.

pertaining to the use of diagrams, graphs, mathematical curves, or the like; diagrammatic.

of, relating to, or expressed by writing: graphic symbols.

written, inscribed, or drawn.

depicted in a realistic or vivid manner: graphic sex and violence.

containing graphic descriptions: a graphic movie.

Geology. (of a rock) having a texture formed by the intergrowth of certain minerals so as to resemble written characters.

Mathematics. pertaining to the determination of values, solution of problems, etc., by direct measurement on diagrams instead of by ordinary calculations.

of or relating to the graphic arts.

noun

a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.

a computer-generated image.

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Words nearby graphic

graphalloy, graphanesthesia, grapheme, graphemics, graphene, graphic, graphic accent, graphic arts, graphic design, graphic equalizer, graphic granite

Origin of graphic

1630–40; < Latin graphicus of painting or drawing < Greek graphikós able to draw or paint, equivalent to gráph(ein) to draw, write + -ikos -ic; cognate with carve

SYNONYMS FOR graphic

1 striking, telling; detailed. See picturesque.

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OTHER WORDS FROM graphic

graph·i·cal·ly, adverbgraph·i·cal·ness, graph·ic·ness, nounnon·graph·ic, adjectivenon·graph·i·cal, adjective

non·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·graph·i·cal·ness, nounun·graph·ic, adjectiveun·graph·i·cal, adjectiveun·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Definition for graphic (2 of 2)

-graphic

a combination of -graph and -ic, forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -graph: telegraphic.

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Example sentences from the Web for graphic

Most of it is taken up by a graphic inviting the visitor to participate in the 2016 online presidential straw poll.
Today’s GOP: Still Cool With Racist Pandering?|Michael Tomasky|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Surely all this graphic talk of gastrointestinal distress is making you queasy.
Why My Norovirus Panic Makes Me Sick|Lizzie Crocker|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Detainees were described, in graphic detail, being rectally fed against their will.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For anyone who cared to watch, the event and its denouement provided a graphic demonstration that the Iron Curtain was crumbling.
How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution|Michael Zantovsky|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

His work also provides a graphic account of injured females who were assaulted by marauding “gangs” of Adélie males.
Lovable ‘Madagascar’ Penguins Are Known to Rape and Torture in Real Life|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An aged man was listening to a graphic account of what the new state of things would be like.
Hodge and His Masters|Richard Jefferies
From his graphic story of his experiences we copy some of the most interesting details.
The San Francisco Calamity|Various
Graphic records are not essential as in auricular flutter to establish the condition.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
Corresponding to each word is another card bearing simply the graphic transcription and the name of the foot.
Montessori Elementary Materials|Maria Montessori
Hence the necessity of the written word or the word represented by graphic signs.
The Montessori Method|Maria Montessori

British Dictionary definitions for graphic

graphic

graphical

/ (ˈɡræfɪk) /

adjective

vividly or clearly describeda graphic account of the disaster

sexually explicit

of or relating to writing or other inscribed representationsgraphic symbols

maths using, relating to, or determined by a grapha graphic representation of the figures

of or relating to the graphic arts

geology having or denoting a texture formed by intergrowth of the crystals to resemble writinggraphic granite

Derived forms of graphic

graphically or graphicly, adverbgraphicalness or graphicness, noun

Word Origin for graphic

C17: from Latin graphicus, from Greek graphikos, from graphein to write; see carve

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graphic

adjective Also graph·i·cal.

noun

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