graphics

Thân thiện

The book's layout includes colorful graphics on every page.

Definition

Noun (uncountable; used with a singular verb) 1. Visual images or designs: The product of graphic arts, especially commercial design or illustration. This includes drawings, photographs, diagrams, and other non-textual elements created or used for visual communication. 2. The visual elements in a publication or display: The photographs, illustrations, and other pictorial material used in the layout of a book, magazine, website, or other medium. 3. (Computing) The process or technology of generating and manipulating visual images on a computer: This encompasses the creation, display, and storage of images, from simple shapes to complex 3D renderings and video.

Usage

• The word "graphics" is typically treated as a singular, uncountable noun when referring to the general field, art, or technology (e.g., ).
• It can be used in a more plural sense when referring to specific visual elements (e.g., ).

Examples

• General/Art:
• Publication:
• Computing:

Advanced Usage

• "To render graphics": (Computing) The process by which a computer generates an image from a model.
  • The software uses the GPU to render complex graphics in real-time.

Variants and Related Words

• Graphic (adjective): Of or relating to visual art, especially drawing, engraving, or lettering; giving a clear and effective picture; vivid.
  • A graphic designer. A graphic description.
• Graphical (adjective): Relating to or in the form of a graph; often used interchangeably with "graphic" in computing contexts.
  • A graphical user interface (GUI).
• Computer Graphics (noun phrase): The specific field of computer science concerned with generating digital images and visual content.

Synonyms

• Artwork: Illustrations, photographs, and other non-textual material prepared for reproduction.
• Imagery: Visually descriptive or figurative language, or visual images collectively.
• Visuals: The visual elements, such as pictures and video, used in communication or media.
• Illustrations: Pictures or diagrams that help explain or decorate textual material.

Related Phrases

• Graphics card/GPU: (Computing) A specialized electronic circuit designed to accelerate the creation and output of images.
  • You need a powerful graphics card for this software.
• Graphics processing: (Computing) The computational work involved in creating and manipulating images.
  • Most of the load is on graphics processing.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the drawings and photographs in the layout of a book
2. photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
   • the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book

Từ đồng nghĩa

• artwork
• art
• nontextual matter