adj. also graph·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) 1. a. Of or relating to written representation. b. Of or relating to pictorial representation. 2. Of, relating to, or represented by a graph: a chart that provided graphic representation of population statistics. 4. Of or relating to the graphic arts: a student of graphic design. 5. Of or relating to graphics. 6. Geology Having crystals resembling printed characters. n. 1. A work of graphic art. 2. A diagram or image used for illustration, as in a lecture. 3. A graphic display generated by a computer or an imaging device. [Latin graphicus, from Greek graphikos, from graphē, writing, from graphein, to write; see gerbh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] graphi·cal·ly adv. graphic·ness n. |
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