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- pronunciation:
- grae
fihks
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
(used with a plural verb) the charts, maps, drawings, and other images used in printed works such as books and magazines.
Our science book has a lot of graphics. |
| definition 2: |
(used with a singular or plural verb) the process of making drawings, charts, and other images on a computer screen.
This computer has great software for graphics. |
The word graphics
contains the following parts:
graph, -graphy
Greek
root
that means writing, drawing, recording
  Example words:
autobiography, autograph, bibliography, biography, geography, graph, graphic, graphics, graphite, homograph, mimeograph, oceanography, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, photography, seismograph, telegraph, topography
-ics
Greek
noun-forming suffix
that means science, study, or practice of; properties of; practices pertaining to
Example words:
acoustics, aerobics, aeronautics, athletics, civics, economics, electronics, ethics, genetics, graphics, gymnastics, mathematics, orthodontics, physics, politics, statistics, tactics, tectonics
- synonyms:
- -logy, -ology
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