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graphics

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɡɹæfɪks/
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  • rhymes with -æfɪks
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The making of architectural or design drawings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, singular

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The graphic arts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, singular

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The pictorial representation and manipulation of data; the process by which a computer displays data.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, singular

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The art or visual representations displayed by a computer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, singular

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • This game is really fun, but the graphics aren't very good.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

plural of graphic

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

the drawings and photographs in the layout of a book

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: graphic art

Narrower terms: computer graphics

7

noun

Meaning 7

photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: artwork, art, nontextual matter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: visual communication

Narrower terms: illustration, drawing

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

86 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: piirtäminen — the making of architectural or engineering drawings
  • Indonesian: grafika — the making of architectural or engineering drawings
  • Irish: grafaíocht — the making of architectural or engineering drawings
  • Irish: grafaic — the making of architectural or engineering drawings
  • Malay: grafik — the making of architectural or engineering drawings
  • Russian: проекти́рование (projektírovanije) — the making of architectural or engineering drawings
  • Russian: черче́ние (čerčénije) — the making of architectural or engineering drawings
  • Albanian: grafikë — the graphic arts
  • Arabic: رُسُومِيَّات (rusūmiyyāt) — the graphic arts
  • Armenian: գրաֆիկա (grafika) — the graphic arts
  • Azerbaijani: qrafika — the graphic arts
  • Belarusian: гра́фіка (hráfika) — the graphic arts
  • Bengali: গ্রাফিক্স (graphikśo) — the graphic arts
  • Bulgarian: гра́фика (gráfika) — the graphic arts
  • Burmese: ဂရပ်ဖစ် (ga.raphpac) — the graphic arts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 圖學 /图学 (túxué) — the graphic arts
  • Czech: grafika — the graphic arts
  • Danish: grafik — the graphic arts
  • Dutch: grafiek — the graphic arts
  • Dutch: prentkunst — the graphic arts
  • Estonian: graafika — the graphic arts
  • Finnish: grafiikka — the graphic arts
  • Georgian: გრაფიკა (grapiḳa) — the graphic arts
  • German: Grafik — the graphic arts
  • Greek: γραφικά (grafiká) — the graphic arts
  • Hindi: चित्रालेख (citrālekh) — the graphic arts
  • Hindi: ग्राफ़िक्स (grāfiks) — the graphic arts
  • Hungarian: grafika — the graphic arts
  • Icelandic: grafík — the graphic arts
  • Indonesian: grafika — the graphic arts
  • Irish: grafaicí — the graphic arts
  • Irish: grafaic — the graphic arts
  • Japanese: グラフィック (gurafikku) — the graphic arts
  • Kazakh: графика (grafika) — the graphic arts
  • Khmer: ក្រាហ្វិក (kraafɨk) — the graphic arts
  • Korean: 그래픽 (geuraepik) — the graphic arts
  • Korean: 제도법 (jedobeop) — the graphic arts
  • Kyrgyz: графика (grafika) — the graphic arts
  • Latvian: grafika — the graphic arts
  • Lithuanian: grafika — the graphic arts
  • Macedonian: графика (grafika) — the graphic arts
  • Malay: grafik — the graphic arts
  • Māori: whakanikoniko — the graphic arts
  • Mongolian: график (grafik) — the graphic arts
  • Norwegian Bokmål: grafikk — the graphic arts
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: grafikk — the graphic arts
  • Iranian Persian: گِرافیک (gerâfik) — the graphic arts
  • Iranian Persian: نِگاشْتار (negâštâr) — the graphic arts
  • Polish: grafika — the graphic arts
  • Romanian: grafică — the graphic arts
  • Russian: гра́фика (gráfika) — the graphic arts
  • Serbo-Croatian: гра̀фика — the graphic arts
  • Serbo-Croatian: gràfika — the graphic arts
  • Slovak: grafika — the graphic arts
  • Slovene: grafika — the graphic arts
  • Swedish: grafik — the graphic arts
  • Tajik: графика (grafika) — the graphic arts
  • Tajik: нигоштор (nigoštor) — the graphic arts
  • Thai: กราฟิกส์ (gráap-fìk) — the graphic arts
  • Thai: กราฟิก (gráap-fìk) — the graphic arts
  • Turkish: grafik — the graphic arts
  • Turkmen: grafika — the graphic arts
  • Ukrainian: гра́фіка (hráfika) — the graphic arts
  • Urdu: گِرافِکْس (girāfiks) — the graphic arts
  • Urdu: گْرافِکْس (grāfiks) — the graphic arts
  • Uzbek: grafika — the graphic arts
  • Vietnamese: đồ họa — the graphic arts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 圖形 /图形 (túxíng) — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
  • Chinese Mandarin: 圖像 /图像 (túxiàng) — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
  • Cornish: grafek — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
  • Czech: grafika — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
  • Danish: grafik — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
  • Esperanto: grafiko — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
  • Finnish: grafiikka — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
  • French: graphisme — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
  • German: Grafik — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
  • Greek: γραφικά (grafiká) — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
  • Icelandic: grafík — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
  • Ido: grafiko — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
  • Irish: grafaic — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
  • Italian: grafica — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
  • Norwegian Bokmål: grafikk — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: grafikk — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
  • Russian: гра́фика (gráfika) — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
  • Swedish: grafik — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
  • Welsh: graffeg — pictorial representation and manipulation of data
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