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graphic — 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
graphic — [graf′ik] adj. [L graphicus < Gr graphikos, capable of painting or drawing, of writing < graphē, a drawing, writing < graphein, to write, orig., scratch, incise < IE base * gerebh > CARVE, CRAB1] 1. describing or described in… … English World dictionary
graphic — adj. Graphic is used with these nouns: ↑account, ↑art, ↑artist, ↑description, ↑design, ↑designer, ↑detail, ↑example, ↑form, ↑illustration, ↑image, ↑imagery … Collocations dictionary
graphic — adj 1. pictorial, picturesque, descriptive, expressive, realistic; particular, detailed; distinct, well defined, well delineated, well drawn, vivid, striking, telling; cogent, effective, forcible, lively, energetic, trenchant; explicit, express,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
graphic — [[t]græ̱fɪk[/t]] graphics 1) ADJ GRADED (emphasis) 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… … English dictionary
graphic — graphically, adv. graphicalness, graphicness, n. /graf ik/, adj. Also, graphical. 1. giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake. 2. pertaining to the use of diagrams, graphs, mathematical curves, or the like;… … Universalium
graphic — graph•ic [[t]ˈgræf ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake[/ex] 2) pertaining to the use of diagrams, graphs, mathematical curves, or the like; diagrammatic 3) of, pertaining to, or… … From formal English to slang
graphic — graph|ic [ˈgræfık] adj [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: graphicus, from Greek graphikos, from graphein; GRAPHY] 1.) a graphic account or description of an event is very clear and gives a lot of details, especially unpleasant ones = ↑vivid ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
graphic — 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
Graphic granite — Granite Gran ite (gr[a^]n [i^]t), n. [It. granito granite, adj., grainy, p. p. of granire to make grainy, fr. L. granum grain; cf. F. granit. See {Grain}.] (Geol.) A crystalline, granular rock, consisting of quartz, feldspar, and mica, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
