graphic
1. graph.ic \'graf-ik\ \-i-k*l\ \-i-k(*-)le-\ aj [L graphicus, fr. Gk
graphikos, fr. graphein] 1: written, drawn, or engraved 2a: marked by or
capable of clear and lively description or striking imagi native power 2b:
sharply outlined or delineated 3a: of or relating to the pictorial arts
3b: of, relating to, or involving such reproductive methods as those of en
graving, etching, lithography, photography, serigraphy, and woodcut 3c: of
or relating to the art of printing 3d: relating or according to graphics
4: having mineral crystals resembling written or printed characters 5: of,
relating to, or represented by a graph 6: of or relating to the written or
printed word or the symbols or devices used in writing or printing to
represent sound or convey meaninggiving a clear visual impression in words.
GRAPHIC stresses the evoking of a clear lifelike picture; VIVID suggests an
impressing on the mind the vigorous aliveness of something; PICTURESQUE
suggests the presentation of a striking or effective picture often without
regard to reality; PICTORIAL implies representation in the manner of
painting with emphasis upon colors, shapes, and spatial relations -
graph.i.cal aj SYN syn GRAPHIC, VIVID, PICTURESQUE, PICTORIAL mean
2. graphic n 1a: a product of graphic art pl 1b: the graphic media 2: a
picture, map, or graph used for illustration or demonstration