graphic arts
plural noun
Also called graphics. the arts or techniques, as engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut, lithography, and other methods, by which copies of an original design are printed from a plate, block, or the like.
the arts of drawing, painting, and printmaking.
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Origin of graphic arts
First recorded in 1660–70
Words nearby graphic arts
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British Dictionary definitions for graphic arts
graphic arts
pl n
any of the fine or applied visual arts based on drawing or the use of line, as opposed to colour or relief, on a plane surface, esp illustration and printmaking of all kinds
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