"graphic" meaning in English

See graphic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡræfɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-graphic.wav [UK] Forms: graphic [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Graphic means something is very clearly described, so that you can easily imagine what it looks like.
    Sense id: simple-graphic-en-adj-KZxNf3t7
  2. Graphic means writing or other written symbols.
    Sense id: simple-graphic-en-adj-xZ9nyOAF
  3. Graphic is to show information using a graph.
    Sense id: simple-graphic-en-adj-sS7wVMsN

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡræfɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-graphic.wav [UK] Forms: graphic [singular], graphics [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A graphic is a picture used to help give meaning to writing.
    Sense id: simple-graphic-en-noun-HPFCA5wF
  2. A graphic is an image made on a computer.
    Sense id: simple-graphic-en-noun-ObiXYhYA
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          "text": "His diagrams gave a graphic view of the increase in crime."
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          "text": "The railway station had a graphic of a man on the door of the male toilets."
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