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graphics

American  
[graf-iks] / ˈgræf ɪks /

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.

  3. (used with a plural verb) 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) 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 British  
/ 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

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graphics Scientific  
/ 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.

Etymology

Origin of graphics

First recorded in 1885–90; see origin at graphic, -ics

Vocabulary lists containing graphics

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Example Sentences

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Previously, Goldberg wanted to see how AMD would do with the ramp of its MI450 graphics processing unit before taking a rosier view of the stock.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

However, the firm cut its full-year estimates for both CPU and AI graphics processing unit, or GPU, revenues.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Merrill Sherman is an award-winning graphics reporter for The Wall Street Journal, specializing in illustration, 3-D drawing and data visualization.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

While AMD already had traction in the artificial-intelligence-chip race thanks to its graphics processing units, the company is now benefiting from extreme momentum for server central processing units.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

And the deeper I descended, the cruder the game graphics got.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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