graphics

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgræfɪks/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgræfɪks/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(grafiks)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
graph•ics /ˈgræfɪks/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. [uncountable* used with a singular verb] the art of drawing.
  2. Fine Art[plural* used with a plural verb] graphic arts (def. 1).
  3. Radio and Television, Show Business[plural* used with a plural verb] titles, credits, and other text shown on a motion-picture or television screen before, after, or during a film or program.
See -graph-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
graph•ics  (grafiks),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. (used with a sing. v.) the art of drawing, esp. as used in mathematics, engineering, etc.
  2. Fine Art(used with a pl. v.) See graphic arts (def. 1).
  3. Radio and Television, Show Business(used with a pl. v.) [Motion Pictures, Television.]the titles, credits, subtitles, announcements, etc., shown on the screen before, or as part of, a film or television program.
  4. (used with a sing. v.) the science of calculating by diagrams.
  5. Computing(used with a sing. or pl. v.) See computer graphics. 

adj. 
  1. Computingpertaining to pictorial information displayed, plotted, or printed by a computer:When you draw a picture on a graphics tablet the computer displays the same picture on the screen.
  • see graphic, -ics 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
graphics /ˈɡræfɪks/ n
  1. (functioning as singular) the process or art of drawing in accordance with mathematical principles
  2. (functioning as singular) the study of writing systems
  3. (functioning as plural) the drawings, photographs, etc, in the layout of a magazine or book, or in a television or film production
  4. (functioning as plural) the information displayed on a visual display unit or on a computer printout in the form of diagrams, graphs, pictures, and symbols
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