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# graphics

noun (graphics, plural or uncountable)

«graphics» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Graphics are pictures, drawings, charts and diagrams, especially ones made on a computer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graphics/#m1)
2. Graphics is the art or skill of making designs and pictures, like posters and logos (graphic design). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graphics/#m2)
3. (computing) In video games, graphics are how the game's pictures look. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graphics/#m3)

### In the lessons

In computing and art lessons pupils make graphics for posters and slides. In maths, graphs and charts are a kind of graphics showing data. In everyday life, gamers say a game has «great graphics». Phrases: «computer graphics», «graphics card», «good graphics».

### Examples

- This game has amazing graphics. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graphics/#x1)
- We made graphics for our science poster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graphics/#x2)
- My dad works in graphics and designs logos. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graphics/#x3)
- The news used graphics to show the storm's path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graphics/#x4)
- A new graphics card makes games run smoothly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graphics/#x5)
- Graphics help readers understand numbers quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graphics/#x6)

### Note

Usually used with a plural verb when it means pictures («the graphics are good») and singular when it means the art («graphics is fun»). Adjective: graphic — which can also mean very detailed and shocking: «graphic violence», a warning on some films. Related: graph, graphic novel.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «graphics» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graphics/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«graphics» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/graphics.html) on Mova free.