graphic

  • 21graphic — graph|ic1 [ græfık ] adjective * 1. ) described giving a lot of detail so you have a clear idea of something, especially something unpleasant: He described the accident in graphic detail. 2. ) only before noun relating to drawing: the graphic… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22graphic — adjective 1 a graphic account/description etc a very clear description of an event that gives a lot of details, especially unpleasant ones: Cookson gives a graphic account of her unhappiness as a child. 2 (only before noun) connected with or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23graphic — 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.… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 24-graphic — comb. form (also graphical) forming adjectives corresponding to nouns in graphy (see GRAPHY). Derivatives: graphically comb. form forming adverbs. Etymology: from or after Gk graphikos (as GRAPHIC) * * * a combination of graph and ic, forming… …

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  • 25graphic — [17] The profoundest influence that Greek gráphein ‘write’ has had on English has no doubt been through its combining form graphos, which has provided us with a whole host of words, both original Greek formations and new English ones, from… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 26graphic —    Any image that is especially linear in character, such as a drawing, and any image made by or for printmaking or digital imaging. Also see graph, graphic arts, and graphic design …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 27graphic — adjective 1) a graphic representation Syn: visual, pictorial, illustrative, diagrammatic 2) a graphic account Syn: vivid, explicit, detailed, realistic, descriptive, powerful, colou …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 28graphic — [17] The profoundest influence that Greek gráphein ‘write’ has had on English has no doubt been through its combining form graphos, which has provided us with a whole host of words, both original Greek formations and new English ones, from… …

    Word origins

  • 29graphic — expressed expressed adj. 1. Communicated in words. Syn: uttered, verbalized. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Precisely and clearly expressed, leaving nothing to implication. Opposite of {implicit}. [Narrower terms: {graphic}] Also See: {definite}, {denotative} …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 30graphic — 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 …

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