graphics

/ˈgræfɪks/

/ˈgræfɪks/

Definitions of graphics

1. noun

   photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
   synonyms: art, artwork, nontextual matter

   types:

   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

   type of:

   visual communication

   communication that relies on vision
2. noun

   the drawings and photographs in the layout of a book
   types:

   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