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graphics

graphics

14 3.2
Pictures, drawings, or diagrams used in books and on screens
  • noun
  • /ˈɡræfɪks/
translation icon : gráficos
  • The brochure features stunning graphics that showcase the new products.
  • graphics workstation
  • graphics software

Animation design, motion graphics, film editing, so much.

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Examples

  • At nine o'clock in the morning, Global Computer Graphics was already humming with activity.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • A previous version of this paper was published in the ACM Transactions on Graphics.

    Academic text (2012)
  • This is your actual real world with graphics overlaid on top of it.

  • Ashley was employed at Global Computer Graphics Corporation, a successful, fast-growing young company with two hundred employees.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • It has high res graphics with display port and so on.

  • And so we have our Insta story graphics, our Twitter graphics, and our thumbnail.

  • At a price of $1,649, the EPSON Expression 1640XL Graphics Arts is truly top of the line.

    Academic text (2001)
  • SVG is the scalable vector graphics format part of XML.

  • All the CFD and data visualization analyses were run on Silicon Graphics workstations.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In the presentation, the graphics clearly illustrated the key data points.

Synonyms

picture
vsgraphics
1.0

An image like a drawing or photograph that shows something

is the collective label for these media images
image
vsgraphics
1.0

A picture showing a person or thing

covers such representations specifically for media use
art
vsgraphics
477 1.0

Pictures and drawings used in a book, magazine, or newspaper

focuses on functional media images rather than artistic expression
drawing
vsgraphics
184 1.0

A picture made by hand with a pen or pencil

also includes mechanically or digitally produced images used in media
visual
vsgraphics
76 3.5

A picture or graphic that explains something

is the broad category for such items in printed or digital contexts
illustration
vsgraphics
66 2.8

A picture in a book that helps explain or decorate the text

is more general, covering many image types for media use
artwork
vsgraphics
45 3.0

Pictures and drawings used in a book or magazine

is the general term for images used in printed or digital media
depiction
vsgraphics
30 4.0

A picture or other image that shows what something looked like

is the umbrella term for these representations in media contexts
rendering
vsgraphics
  • Specialized
20 5.8

A picture or computer image that shows how a building will look

is more general and applies to many media image types
1 4.3

A picture that shows something, like a scene or object

covers these portrayals when used in printed or digital media
computer graphic
vsgraphics
  • Specialized
3.7

An image made by a computer using special software

is broader, including both hand-made and digital-made media images
infographic
vsgraphics
4.1

A style that uses pictures or charts to make information easy to understand

is the overall category for media images, not only data displays

Antonyms

355 1.0

The main words written in a book or document without notes and pictures

346 1.8

Sound that is part of a film, video or broadcast

Compounds

graphics card
  • Specialized
4 3.2

A small part inside a computer that makes images and video look better

computer graphics
  • Specialized
2 3.1

Pictures that computers make and show, like movie effects and video games

graphics driver
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A computer program that helps the operating system talk to the screen or graphics card

graphics whore
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who cares most about very good pictures in games or design rather than how they work

How Detailed

graphics
14 3.2
illustration
66 2.8
diagram
88 2.8
icon
117 3.9

Surface Forms

graphics singular
graphics plural

Morphology

graphics = graphic (transparent) = graphic + s

The word is formed from the noun 'graphic' with the plural/collective suffix '-s', so a learner who knows 'graphic' as an image will readily understand 'graphics'.

Etymology

Graphics comes from the Greek root graph- meaning 'to draw' or 'to write'. You can see the same root in photograph and autograph, so graphics are the drawings, pictures, or visual images used on screens and in books.