graphics
English meaning: Graphics
Definition
The making of architectural or design drawings.
Example
“The new game has stunning, lifelike graphics.”
Another example: “She designed the graphics for the company's advertising campaign.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Visual images, designs or diagrams ('computer graphics', 'graphics card'); treated as plural or as an uncountable field. Common in design, gaming and computing. Neutral to technical register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'graphicus', from Greek 'graphikos' 'of drawing or writing', from 'graphein' 'to write, draw'; the plural noun sense from the 20th century.
Related Words
- raster
- ati
- sprites
- gameplay
- adapter
- amiga
- rendering
- pixel
- visualization
- accelerator
Common Collocations
- computer graphics
- graphics card
- 3d graphics
- high-quality graphics
- motion graphics
- graphics design
Word Forms
graphic (sing); graphics (pl); graphic (adj); graphically (adv)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
- Speakers
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