graphic

²graphic

noun

Definition of GRAPHIC

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 sing or plural in constr : 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 sing or plural in constr : the process whereby a computer displays graphics

4

: a printed message superimposed on a television picture

Examples of GRAPHIC

1. She illustrated her talk with a graphic showing state population growth.
2. <the use of graphics in the text of the dictionary helps to break up the visual monotony of the page>

First Known Use of GRAPHIC

1944

Related to GRAPHIC

Synonyms: diagram, figure, illustration, plate, visual

Related Words: art, artwork; drawing, illumination, image, pictogram, pictograph, picture; caption, key, legend; inset; depiction, pictorialization, portrait, portrayal, representation; clarification, elucidation, explanation, explication, exposition

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Rhymes with GRAPHIC

sapphic, traffic