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graphic

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[graf-ik]

adjective

  1. giving a clear and effective picture; vivid.

    a graphic account of an earthquake.

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

  3. of, relating to, or expressed by writing.

    graphic symbols.

  4. written, inscribed, or drawn.

  5. depicted in a realistic or vivid manner.

    graphic sex and violence.

  6. containing graphic descriptions.

    a graphic movie.

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

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

  9. of or relating to the graphic arts.



noun

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

  2. a computer-generated image.

-graphic

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

    telegraphic.

graphic

/ ˈɡæɪ /

adjective

  1. vividly or clearly described

    a graphic account of the disaster

  2. sexually explicit

  3. of or relating to writing or other inscribed representations

    graphic symbols

  4. maths using, relating to, or determined by a graph

    a graphic representation of the figures

  5. of or relating to the graphic arts

  6. geology having or denoting a texture formed by intergrowth of the crystals to resemble writing

    graphic granite

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • graphically adverb
  • graphicalness noun
  • graphicness noun
  • nongraphic adjective
  • nongraphical adjective
  • nongraphically adverb
  • nongraphicalness noun
  • ungraphic adjective
  • ungraphical adjective
  • ungraphically adverb
  • ˈ󾱳Ա noun
  • ˈ󾱳 adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of graphic1

First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin graphicus “of painting or drawing,” from Greek 󾱰ó “able to draw or paint,” equivalent to á(𾱲) “to draw, write” + -ikos -ic; cognate with carve
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of graphic1

C17: from Latin graphicus, from Greek graphikos, from graphein to write; see carve
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His older son, a graphic designer, lives nearby.

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Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, points to a red line he drew on a graphic of a bomb while addressing the United Nations on Sept. 27, 2012.

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The graphic was installed next to Section 140, where Leo sat in Row 19, Seat 2 for Game 1 of the 2005 World Series between the White Sox and Houston Astros.

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Additionally, the award for boxed or special edition limited package will be absorbed into recording package, which considers package design, photography and graphic art and materials.

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Having to educate people about his name is one of the reasons he included it in the playful title of his latest graphic memoir, “It Rhymes With Takei.”

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When To Use

What does -graphic mean?

The combining form -graphic is used like a suffix meaning “of or relating to something drawn or written," often to denote a recording of something. It is often used in scientific and technical terms.The combining form -graphic comes from a combination of two forms. The first is -graph, from Greek -graphos, meaning “drawn or written, one who draws or writes.” The second form is the suffix -ic, which denotes an adjective.What are variants of -graphic?While -graphic doesn't have any variants, it is related to the forms -graphy, as in telegraphy, as well as -graph, as in pictograph. Want to know more? Read our 51Թs That Use articles on -graphy and -graph.

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