- The definition of graphic is something that is visual or an image.
An example of a graphic design is the design of a logo.
- Graphic means very vivid or violent.
An example of a graphic description is a detailed description of violence in a war zone.
- The definition of a graphic is a visual element printed on a piece of paper, in a newspaper or magazine article or on a computer or television screen.
An example of a graphic is a logo on a piece of stationary.
- describing or depicting in vivid and realistic detail: a rather graphic war movie
- described or depicted in vivid and realistic detail: graphic details of the battle
- of the graphic arts
- of handwriting; used or expressed in handwriting
- written, inscribed, or recorded in letters of the alphabet, meaningful symbols, etc.
- having markings suggestive of written or printed characters: graphic granite
- of graphs or diagrams
- shown by graphs or diagrams
Origin of graphicClassical Latin graphicus ; from Classical Greek graphikos, capable of painting or drawing, of writing ; from graph?, a drawing, writing ; from graphein, to write, origin, originally , scratch, incise ; from Indo-European base an unverified form gerebh- from source carve, crab
- a. Of or relating to written representation.b. Of or relating to pictorial representation.
- Of, relating to, or represented by a graph: a chart that provided graphic representation of population statistics.
- Depicted or described in vivid detail: a graphic account of the accident. See Synonyms at vivid.
- Of or relating to the graphic arts: a student of graphic design.
- Of or relating to graphics.
- Geology Having crystals resembling printed characters.
- A work of graphic art.
- A diagram or image used for illustration, as in a lecture.
- A graphic display generated by a computer or an imaging device.
Origin of graphicLatin graphicus, from Greek graphikos, from graph&emacron;, writing, from graphein, to write; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.
(comparative more graphic, superlative most graphic)
From Latin graphicus (“belonging to painting or drawing”), from Ancient Greek γραφικός (graphikos, “belonging to painting or drawing, picturesque, of or for writing; of style, lively”), from γραφή (graphē, “drawing, painting, writing, a writing, description, etc.”), from γράφω (graphō).