graphics

/ˈgræfɪks/
/ˈgræfɪks/
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Definitions of graphics
  1. noun
    photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
    synonyms: art, artwork, nontextual matter
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    illustration
    artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
    drawing
    an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
    pictorial matter, picture
    illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
    fig, figure
    a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
    frame, panel
    a single drawing in a comic strip
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    visual communication
    communication that relies on vision
  2. noun
    the drawings and photographs in the layout of a book
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    computer graphics
    the pictorial representation and manipulation of data by a computer
    clip art
    ready-made pieces of computerized graphic art that can be used to decorate a document
    type of:
    graphic art
    the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking
Pronunciation
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/ˈgræfɪks/
UK
/ˈgræfɪks/
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