graphical
gb/ɡɹˈæfɪkəl/ us/ɡɹˈæfɪkəl/
B2
Engleză
~ 8200
Sensuri
0 sensuri
adjective
technical
B2
property
1
relating to visual images on screens
Using or showing pictures, icons, and other images, especially on a computer screen.
Tipar de utilizare:
graphical [interface/display/application]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse "graphical" with "graphic". In technology and design, "graphical" is more common in phrases like "graphical user interface" or "graphical editor". "Graphic" alone is more often used for images in general or for shocking descriptions (e.g., "graphic violence").
Sinonime
visual (More general; not limited to computers or design, can refer to anything seen.)
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pictorial (Often used for printed or artistic images rather than software or screens.)
Antonime
text-based (Describes systems or interfaces that mainly use text instead of images.)
Colocații
graphical user interface
|graphical display
|graphical editor
|graphical application
|graphical environment
|graphical output
Teme
technology
|media
|art
|communication
|arts_entertainment
Exemple
- The new software offers a highly graphical user interface that is easy to understand.
- Older games often had simple menus, but modern ones feature rich graphical menus with animations.
- The report includes a graphical dashboard that summarizes key metrics at a glance.
- We switched from a text-only terminal to a full graphical desktop environment.
- This tablet is powerful enough to handle demanding graphical applications like 3D modeling.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The program has a simple graphical menu with big icons.
- Most phones now use a graphical screen instead of only text.
- I like the graphical design of this app.
- They built a graphical tool to show the data.
- You can change the settings in the graphical control panel.
adjective
technical
B2
property
2
shown using graphs or diagrams
Showing information with graphs, charts, or diagrams instead of only words or numbers.
Tipar de utilizare:
graphical [representation/analysis/method]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may think "graphical" here only means "beautiful" or "artistic". In technical writing, it usually means that information is shown with graphs, charts, or diagrams, not just that it looks nice.
Sinonime
diagrammatic (Focuses more specifically on diagrams and simplified drawings.)
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chart-based (Informal and narrower; stresses the use of charts in particular.)
Antonime
numerical (Emphasizes information given as numbers rather than as graphs or diagrams.)
Colocații
graphical representation
|graphical analysis
|graphical method
|graphical solution
|graphical model
|graphical summary
Teme
science
|mathematics
|technology
|education
Exemple
- The study provides a clear graphical representation of population growth over time.
- Engineers used a graphical method to estimate the intersection of the two curves.
- This textbook includes plenty of graphical summaries to help you understand the data.
- A graphical analysis of the results makes the trend immediately obvious.
- The model is best explained using a simple graphical diagram.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The teacher showed a graphical chart of our test scores.
- This book uses many graphical diagrams to explain ideas.
- We made a graphical representation of the data in Excel.
- A graphical model helps students see the problem clearly.
- The results are easier to see in graphical form.
adjective
C1
property
3
very vivid and often shocking detail
Describing something with very clear and strong detail, often about violence or sex, so it feels almost like you see it.
Tipar de utilizare:
graphical [description/scene/content]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners often use "graphical" here when "graphic" is much more natural. For shocking detail, native speakers usually say "graphic violence", "graphic description", not "graphical". "Graphical" in this sense does exist but sounds less common or slightly formal/technical.
Sinonime
graphic (Much more common; standard word for shocking and very detailed descriptions.)
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explicit (Stresses that nothing is hidden; not always focused on visual imagination.)
Antonime
restrained (Suggests that details are held back or softened instead of fully shown or described.)
Colocații
graphical description
|graphical detail
|graphical depiction
|graphical account
|graphical content
|graphical scenes
Teme
media
|emotions
|communication
Exemple
- The article gave a graphical description of the accident that some readers found disturbing.
- Viewer discretion is advised due to graphical scenes of surgery.
- The novel contains graphical accounts of life in the war zone.
- Some people avoid films with highly graphical violence.
- The report was praised for its honesty but criticized for being too graphical in places.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The film shows very graphical violence.
- The book has a graphical description of the fight.
- Some players do not like games with graphical blood.
- The news story was too graphical for children.
- He told a graphical story of the crime.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
graphical
IPA
GB/ɡɹˈæfɪkəl/
US/ɡɹˈæfɪkəl/
Silabe și accent
graph - ic - al (3 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (graph)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: graphical
Familie de cuvinte
Core family
Related words
graphics
noun
Negative and opposite forms
non-graphical
adjective
Expresii
graphical abstract
1/ɡɹˈæfɪkəl ˈæbstɹækt/
fixed phrase
technical
image summarizing a research paper
A picture that gives the main idea of a scientific paper in one simple visual image.
Exemple
- Many journals now require authors to submit a graphical abstract with their article.
- A clear graphical abstract can increase the visibility of your research.
- The editor asked the team to redesign the graphical abstract to make the results easier to see.
graphical model
1/ɡɹˈæfɪkəl mˈɑdəl/
fixed phrase
technical
statistical model using a graph structure
A mathematical model that uses a picture made of points and lines to show how different variables are connected, often in statistics or machine learning.
Exemple
- A Bayesian network is a type of probabilistic graphical model.
- Graphical models are widely used in machine learning for representing complex dependencies.
- The course includes an introduction to graphical models and inference algorithms.
graphical representation
1/ɡɹˈæfɪkəl ɹˌɛpɹɪzɛntˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
data shown with a graph or chart
A picture like a graph, chart, or diagram that shows information instead of just giving numbers or words.
Exemple
- This chart is a graphical representation of the sales figures for the last year.
- A simple graphical representation can make complex statistics easy to understand.
- The textbook uses graphical representations to introduce each new concept.
graphical user interface
1/ɡɹˈæfɪkəl jˈuzɚ ˈɪntɚfˌeɪs/
fixed phrase
technical
computer interface with visual elements
The way you see and control a computer program using windows, buttons, icons, and menus on the screen instead of only typing text commands.
Exemple
- Windows was one of the first popular graphical user interfaces.
- Early computers had no graphical user interface and relied on typed commands.
- The software's graphical user interface is very user-friendly.
- The smartphone’s graphical user interface is designed to be used with one hand.
- Linux distributions now offer very polished graphical user interfaces for everyday users.