graphics English · revision 7002

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1842}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈɡɹæfɪks/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[graphic]] and [[-ics]].^(Etymonline)^(Klein 1966)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The art of precise mechanical drawing: by 1842.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The use of diagrams in calculation, as of structural stresses, is by 1889.^(Etymonline)^(AHD) Layout and typography are from 1960,^(Etymonline) the products of the graphic arts, especially commercial design and illustration, follow,^(COED 2004) and images produced by computers are recorded by 1966.^(Etymonline)^(COED 2004)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1842 – mechanical drawing.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1889 – the use of diagrams.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1960 – layout and typography.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1966 – computer graphics.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # Visual images such as drawings, diagrams and pictures, especially those produced by [[computer|alt=computers]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The art of [[design|alt=designing]] and producing such images, especially in commercial work.^(AHD)^(COED 2004)

+ # The use of diagrams in calculation and design.^(AHD)^(COED 2004)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[micrographics]]

+ * [[reprographics]]

+ * [[supergraphics]]

+ * [[computer graphics]]

+ * [[graphics tablet]]

+ * [[vector graphics]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[graph]]

+ * [[graphic]]

+ * [[graphical]]

+ * [[-graphy]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}