graphical

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɡræfɪkəl/ UK /ˈɡræfɪkəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
relating to visual art or to vivid, detailed depiction

The report included a graphical summary of the year's sales figures.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to visual art or... pictorial visualdiagrammaticillustrative vivid graphic

Opposites

verbaltextual

Word family

Derived forms graphically

Related forms graphic graph graphics

Etymology

From graphic + -al. Graphic derives from Latin graphicus, from Ancient Greek graphikos ('of writing or drawing'), from graphein ('to write, draw').

graphikos Ancient Greek graphein Ancient Greek

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# graphical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡræfɪkəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɡræfɪkəl/

## Meanings
1. relating to visual art or to vivid, detailed depiction

## Examples
- The report included a graphical summary of the year's sales figures.

## Synonyms
- pictorial
- visual
- diagrammatic
- illustrative
- vivid
- graphic

## Antonyms
- verbal
- textual

## Derived Forms
- graphically

## Related Forms
- graphic
- graph
- graphics

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: graphikos
- Root: graphein

## Etymology
From graphic + -al. Graphic derives from Latin graphicus, from Ancient Greek graphikos ('of writing or drawing'), from graphein ('to write, draw').

## AI Etymology
Graphical is from graphic + -al. Graphic derives from Latin graphicus, from Ancient Greek graphikos ('of writing or drawing'), from graphein ('to write, draw'). Important recorded forms include graphikos (Ancient Greek) and graphein (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers relating to visual art or to vivid, detailed depiction. The wider family includes derived forms such as graphically and related words such as graphic, graph, and graphics.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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