to paint a graphic vivid picture

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• graphic — graphically, adv. graphicalness, graphicness, n. /graf ik/, adj. Also, graphical. 1. giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake. 2. pertaining to the use of diagrams, graphs, mathematical curves, or the like;… …   Universalium

• graphic — graph•ic [[t]ˈgræf ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake[/ex] 2) pertaining to the use of diagrams, graphs, mathematical curves, or the like; diagrammatic 3) of, pertaining to, or… …   From formal English to slang

• picture — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pictura, from pictus, past participle of pingere to paint more at paint Date: 15th century 1. a design or representation made by various means (as painting, drawing, or photography) 2. a. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• picture — Synonyms and related words: 3 D, CRT spot, Cinemascope, Cinerama, DM display, Doppler signal, IF signal, IM display, RF echoes, Technicolor, Telephoto, Vorstellung, Western, Wirephoto, abstract, abstraction, aerial photograph, ally, altarpiece,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• picture — pic•ture [[t]ˈpɪk tʃər[/t]] n. v. tured, tur•ing 1) a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, or photograph 2) any visible image, however produced 3) a mental image 4) cvb a graphic or vivid account or… …   From formal English to slang

• motion picture — motion picture, adj. 1. a sequence of consecutive pictures of objects photographed in motion by a specially designed camera (motion picture camera) and thrown on a screen by a projector (motion picture projector) in such rapid succession as to… …   Universalium

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …   Universalium

• Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …   Universalium

• painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present.       Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …   Universalium

• painting — /payn ting/, n. 1. a picture or design executed in paints. 2. the act, art, or work of a person who paints. 3. the works of art painted in a particular manner, place, or period: a book on Flemish painting. 4. an instance of covering a surface… …   Universalium