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graphic(2)(dictionary)
graphic(3)(dictionary)
graphic(dictionary)
graphic aphasia(medicine)
graphic formula(medicine)
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graphic design(encyclopedia)
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graphic(2) (iou)



graphic adjective. M17.
[Latin graphicus from Greek graphikos, from graphe drawing, writing: see -IC.]
Drawn with a pencil or a pen. Only in M17.
Producing by words the effect of a clear pictorial representation; vividly descriptive; conveying all (esp. unpleasant or unwelcome) details, clear, unequivocal. M17.
H. B. Stowe Expressions, which not even the desire to be graphic in our account shall induce us to transcribe. C. Darwin A graphic description of the face of a young Hindoo at the sight of castor-oil.
Relating to or producing pictorial representations; of or pertaining to drawing, painting, engraving, etching, etc. M18.
G. Steiner Brilliant, instantaneous graphic devicesthe photograph, the poster, the moving picture.
Of or pertaining to handwriting etc.; occas. suitable for writing on. L18.
E. R. Conder Letters, hieroglyphics, or any kind of graphic symbol.
b. Of a mineral: showing marks like writing on the surface or in fracture. E19.
Pertaining to or involving diagrams, graphs, or similar figures; graphical. M19.
Special collocations: graphic arts: see ART noun1. graphic design the art or skill of combining text and pictures in advertisements, magazines, or books. graphic equalizer a device enabling the quality of an audio signal to be varied by adjusting its strength in each of a series of frequency bands independently, usu. by means of slides. graphic granite Petrography a pegmatite with intergrown crystals of feldspar and quartz producing a pattern resembling cuneiform script. graphic novel a full-length story in the form of a comic strip, published as a book.
graphicness noun M19.