graphics (redirected from Grafik)

graph·ics  (grfks)

n.

1.

a. (used with a sing. verb) The making of drawings in accordance with the rules of mathematics, as in engineering or architecture.

b. (used with a pl. verb) Calculations, as of structural stress, from such drawings.

2. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) See graphic arts.

3. Computer Science

a. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The pictorial representation and manipulation of data, as used in computer-aided design and manufacture, in typesetting and the graphic arts, and in educational and recreational programs.

b. (used with a sing. verb) The process by which a computer displays data pictorially.

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graphics [ˈgræfɪks]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (functioning as singular) the process or art of drawing in accordance with mathematical principles

2. (Linguistics) (functioning as singular) the study of writing systems

3. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) (functioning as plural) the drawings, photographs, etc., in the layout of a magazine or book, or in a television or film production

4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) (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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graphics  (grfks)

The representation of data in a way that includes images in addition to or instead of text. Computer-aided design, typesetting, and video games, for example, involve the use of graphics.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	graphics - photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book" artwork, nontextual matter, art publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution visual communication - communication that relies on vision 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; "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7"
	2.	graphics - the drawings and photographs in the layout of a book computer graphics - the pictorial representation and manipulation of data by a computer graphic art - the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking

Translations

graphics [ˈgræfɪks]

A. N

1. (= art of drawing) → artes fpl gráficas

2. (= graphs) → gráficas fpl

3. (Comput) → gráficos mpl

4. (= pictures) → dibujos mpl

B. CPD graphics environment N (Comput) → entorno m gráfico
graphics pad N (Comput) → tablero m de gráficos

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graphics [ˈgræfɪks]

n

(= art) → arts mpl graphiques

(= process) → graphisme m

npl (= drawings) → illustrations fpl
I designed the graphics, she wrote the text → J'ai conçu les illustrations, elle a écrit le texte. computer graphics
graphics card n → carte f graphique

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graphics

n

sing (= subject) → Zeichnen nt, → zeichnerische or grafische Darstellung

pl (= drawings) → Zeichnungen pl, → (grafische) Darstellungen pl

pl (Comput) → Grafik f; can your computer do graphics? → ist Ihr Computer grafikfähig?

adj attr (Comput) → Grafik-; graphics card → Grafikkarte f; graphics mode → Grafikmodus m; graphics printer → Grafikdrucker m; graphics software → Grafiksoftware f

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graphics [ˈgræfɪks] n (sg, art, process) → grafica; (pl, drawings) → illustrazioni fpl

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graphics → رسوم جرافيك grafika grafik grafische Darstellung γραφικά diseño gráfico grafiikka graphisme grafika grafica 画像 제도법 grafische afbeeldingen grafikk grafika gráfico графика grafik ภาพกราฟฟิก grafik hình minh họa 图形