Graph

graf, n. a representation by means of lines, exhibiting the nature of the law according to which some phenomena vary: -graph is used as a terminal in many Greek compounds to denote an agent which writes, ., as telegraph , seismograph , or the thing written, as in autograph , .— adjs. Graph′ic , - al , pertaining to writing, describing, or delineating: picturesquely described: vivid.— adv. Graph′ically. — ns. Graph′icne ; Graphiol′ogy , the science or art of writing or delineating, or a treatise thereon; Graph′is , a genus of lichens, remarkable for the resemblance which the fructification a umes to the forms of the letters of Oriental alphabets; Graph′īte , a mineral, commonly called blacklead or plumbago (though containing no lead), largely used in making pencils.— adj. Graph it′ic .— ns. Graph′ium , a stylus; Graphol′ogy , the science of estimating character, ., from handwriting.— Graphic arts , painting, drawing, engraving, as opposed to music, sculpture, .; Graphic granite , a variety of granite with markings like Hebrew characters. [Gr. graphē , a writing— graphein , to write.]