graphics

[ graf-iks ]

noun

1. (used with a singular verb) the art of drawing, especially as used in mathematics, engineering, etc.
2. (used with a plural verb) graphic arts ( def 1 ).
3. (used with a plural verb) Movies, Television. the titles, credits, subtitles, announcements, etc., shown on the screen before, or as part of, a film or television program.
4. (used with a singular verb) the science of calculating by diagrams.
5. (used with a singular or plural verb) Computers. computer graphics.

adjective

1. Computers. pertaining to pictorial information displayed, plotted, or printed by a computer:

   When you draw a picture on a graphics tablet the computer displays the same picture on the screen.

graphics

/ ˈɡræfɪks /

noun

1. functioning as singular the process or art of drawing in accordance with mathematical principles
2. functioning as singular the study of writing systems
3. functioning as plural the drawings, photographs, etc, in the layout of a magazine or book, or in a television or film production
4. functioning as plural the information displayed on a visual display unit or on a computer printout in the form of diagrams, graphs, pictures, and symbols

graphics

/ grăf′ĭks /

1. The representation of data in a way that includes images in addition to or instead of text. Computer-aided design, typesetting, and video games, for example, involve the use of graphics.

Word History and Origins

Origin of graphics¹

First recorded in 1885–90; graphic, -ics

Example Sentences

The computer graphics are monotone overlaid in Lucky Charms leprechaun green.

From The Daily Beast

There are slideshows, graphics, interactive maps, heartbreaking narratives, anguished family members.

From The Daily Beast

Featuring headache-inducing black-and-red graphics, the Virtual Boy was an abject failure.

From The Daily Beast

We've come a long way from the headache-inducing black and red graphics of Nintendo's Virtual Boy.

From The Daily Beast

To early adopters, Homestar Runner was that light, in vector graphics with actionscript.

From The Daily Beast

He turned our baggage out on to a mat, and evidently meant to overhaul it thoroughly, when a few Daily Graphics caught his eye.

From Project Gutenberg

The many images of the original are inline here as grayscale graphics in PNG format, scaled to 480 or 512 pixels width.

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Unfortunately, but by no accident, this metaphor was taken over in computer graphics.

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But in that case you are tied to call, and this fixity of programme is objected to by 'Graphics.'

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The original cover was modified to include graphics from the article.

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Related Words

• artwork
• computer graphics
• visuals