Definition of Graphec
{ Graph"ic (grăf"&ibreve;k), Graph"ic*al
(-&ibreve;*kal) }, a. [L. graphicus,
Gr. grafiko`s, fr. gra`fein to write; cf. F.
graphique. See Graft.] 1. Of or
pertaining to the arts of painting and drawing.
2. Of or pertaining to the art of
writing.
3. Written or engraved; formed of letters or
lines.
The finger of God hath left an inscription upon all
his works, not graphical, or composed of letters. Sir
T. Browne.
4. Well delineated; clearly and vividly
described.
5. Having the faculty of, or characterized
by, clear and impressive description; vivid; as, a graphic
writer.
Graphic algebra, a branch of algebra in
which, the properties of equations are treated by the use of curves
and straight lines. -- Graphic arts, a
name given to those fine arts which pertain to the representation on
a flat surface of natural objects; as distinguished from music, etc.,
and also from sculpture. -- Graphic formula.
(Chem.) See under Formula. -- Graphic
granite. See under Granite. --
Graphic method, the method of scientific
analysis or investigation, in which the relations or laws involved in
tabular numbers are represented to the eye by means of curves or
other figures; as the daily changes of weather by means of curves,
the abscissas of which represent the hours of the day, and the
ordinates the corresponding degrees of temperature. --
Graphical statics (Math.), a branch of
statics, in which the magnitude, direction, and position of forces
are represented by straight lines -- Graphic
tellurium. See Sylvanite.>
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- drawn, pictorial
- vivid, descriptive
- grotesque or otherwise repulsive
- a drawing or picture
- (in the plural) computer generated images as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
I've just played this new computer game, the graphics are amazing.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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