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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GRAPH'IC
GRAPH'ICAL, a. [L. graphicus; Gr. to write.]
1. Pertaining to the art of writing or delineating.
2. Well delineated.
3. Describing with accuracy.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: written or drawn or engraved; "graphic symbols" [syn: graphic, graphical, in writing]
2: describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail; "graphic sexual scenes"
3: of or relating to the graphic arts; "the etchings, drypoints, lithographs, and engravings which together form his graphic work"- British Book News
4: relating to or presented by a graph; "a graphic presentation of the data" [syn: graphic, graphical]
5: evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description" [syn: graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid] n
1: an image that is generated by a computer [syn: graphic, computer graphic]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective also graphical Etymology: Latin graphicus, from Greek graphikos, from graphein Date: 1637 1. a. of or relating to the pictorial arts; also pictorial b. of, relating to, or involving such reproductive methods as those of engraving, etching, lithography, photography, serigraphy, and woodcut c. of or relating to the art of printing d. relating or according to graphics 2. formed by writing, drawing, or engraving 3. (usually graphic) a. marked by clear lifelike or vividly realistic description b. vividly or plainly shown or described <a graphic sex scene> 4. (usually graphical) of, relating to, or represented by a graph 5. of or relating to the written or printed word or the symbols or devices used in writing or printing to represent sound or convey meaning • graphically adverb • graphicness noun Synonyms: graphic, vivid, picturesque mean giving a clear visual impression in words. graphic stresses the evoking of a clear lifelike picture <a graphic account of combat>. vivid suggests an impressing on the mind of the vigorous aliveness of something <a vivid re-creation of an exciting event>. picturesque suggests the presentation of a striking or effective picture composed of features notable for their distinctness and charm <a picturesque account of his travels>. II. noun Date: 1944 1. a. a product of graphic art b. plural the graphic media 2. a. a graphic representation (as a picture, map, or graph) used especially for illustration b. a pictorial image displayed on a computer screen <the program's graphics are impressive> c. plural but singular or plural in construction the art or science of drawing a representation of an object on a two-dimensional surface according to mathematical rules of projection 3. plural but singular or plural in construction the process whereby a computer displays graphics 4. a printed message superimposed on a television picture

U.S. Military Dictionary

(*) Any and all products of the cartographic and photogrammetric art. A graphic may be a map, chart, or mosaic or even a film strip that was produced using cartographic techniques.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or relating to the visual or descriptive arts, esp. writing and drawing. 2 vividly descriptive. 3 (of minerals) showing marks like writing on the surface or in a fracture. 4 = GRAPHICAL. --n. a product of the graphic arts (cf. GRAPHICS). Phrases and idioms: graphic arts the visual and technical arts involving design, writing, drawing, printing, etc. graphic equalizer a device for the separate control of the strength and quality of selected frequency bands. Derivatives: graphically adv. graphicness n. Etymology: L graphicus f. Gk graphikos f. graphe writing

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

-graph -graph (-gr[.a]f) [From Gr. gra`fein to write. See Graphic.] A suffix signifying something written, a writing; also, a writer; as autograph, crystograph, telegraph, photograph. Graphic Graph"ic (gr[a^]f"[i^]k), Graphical Graph"ic*al (-[i^]*kal), a. [L. graphicus, Gr. grafiko`s, fr. gra`fein to write; cf. F. graphique. See Graft.] 1. Of or pertaining to the arts of painting and drawing. 2. Of or pertaining to the art of writing. 3. Written or engraved; formed of letters or lines. The finger of God hath left an inscription upon all his works, not graphical, or composed of letters. --Sir T. Browne. 4. Well delineated; clearly and vividly described. 5. Having the faculty of, or characterized by, clear and impressive description; vivid; as, a graphic writer. Graphic algebra, a branch of algebra in which, the properties of equations are treated by the use of curves and straight lines. Graphic arts, a name given to those fine arts which pertain to the representation on a fiat surface of natural objects; as distinguished from music, etc., and also from sculpture. Graphic formula. (Chem.) See under Formula. Graphic granite. See under Granite. Graphic method, the method of scientific analysis or investigation, in which the relations or laws involved in tabular numbers are represented to the eye by means of curves or other figures; as the daily changes of weather by means of curves, the abscissas of which represent the hours of the day, and the ordinates the corresponding degrees of temperature. Graphical statics (Math.), a branch of statics, in which the magnitude, direction, and position of forces are represented by straight lines Graphic tellurium. See Sylvanite.>

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(graphics) 1. If you say that a description or account of something unpleasant is graphic, you are emphasizing that it is clear and detailed. The descriptions of sexual abuse are graphic. ...graphic scenes of drug taking. = explicit ADJ [emphasis] • graphically Here, graphically displayed, was confirmation of the entire story. ADV: ADV with v 2. Graphic means concerned with drawing or pictures, especially in publishing, industry, or computing. ...fine and graphic arts. ADJ: ADJ n 3. Graphics is the activity of drawing or making pictures, especially in publishing, industry, or computing. ...a computer manufacturer which specialises in graphics. N-UNCOUNT 4. Graphics are drawings and pictures that are composed using simple lines and sometimes strong colours. The articles are noticeably shorter with strong headlines and graphics... The Agriculture Department today released a new graphic to replace the old symbol. N-COUNT: usu pl

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Vivid, lively, picturesque, well-drawn, well-delineated, striking, telling.

Moby Thesaurus

accurate, apish, autograph, autographic, calligraphic, chirographic, clear, clear-cut, cogent, compelling, convincing, cursive, definite, delineative, delineatory, depictive, descriptive, detailed, diagrammatic, distinct, drawn, echoic, embodying, engrossed, explicit, expositive, expressive, faithful, figurative, flowing, freehand, gory, graphoanalytic, graphologic, graphometric, holograph, holographic, ideographic, illustrational, illustrative, imaginative, imitative, in longhand, in shorthand, in writing, incarnating, incisive, inscribed, italic, italicized, lifelike, limning, longhand, lucid, manifest, manuscript, meaningful, mimetic, mimish, monochrome, naturalistic, on paper, onomatopoeic, painty, particular, pastose, penciled, penned, personifying, perspicuous, photographic, pictographic, pictorial, picturable, pictural, picturesque, plain, polychrome, portraying, precise, printed, realistic, representational, representative, representing, running, scenographic, scriptorial, scriptural, scumbled, shorthand, simulative, striking, stylographic, suggestive, symbolizing, telling, true to life, typifying, unambiguous, unmistakable, visible, visual, vivid, well-defined, well-drawn, written