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Meaning of "graphicacy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRAPHICACY

Formed on the model of literacy.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAPHICACY

graphicacy  [ˈɡræfɪkəsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAPHICACY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Graphicacy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRAPHICACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Graphicacy

Graphicacy is concerned with the capacities people require in order to interpret and generate information in the form of graphics. Our society is becoming increasingly reliant on graphics to communicate information. Until recently, words and numbers were the main vehicles for communication – compared with graphics, they have long been relatively easy to produce and distribute. However, advances in information and communications technology and visualization techniques now mean that graphics are far more readily available and widely used than ever before. The 21st century is an age in which graphic communication is becoming essential for informed citizens, much as those in previous centuries needed to be literate and numerate. Today's citizens must be able to comprehend the information graphics produced by others and this requires that they interpret such information appropriately. However, it is also becoming important that people can present information effectively to others by means of graphics they have generated themselves.

Definition of graphicacy in the English dictionary

The definition of graphicacy in the dictionary is the ability to understand and use maps, plans, symbols, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRAPHICACY


advocacy
ˈædvəkəsɪ
circussy
ˈsɜːkəsɪ
circusy
ˈsɜːkəsɪ
complicacy
ˈkɒmplɪkəsɪ
delicacy
ˈdɛlɪkəsɪ
efficacy
ˈɛfɪkəsɪ
hygrochasy
haɪˈɡrɒkəsɪ
indelicacy
ɪnˈdelɪkəsɪ
inefficacy
ɪnˈɛfɪkəsɪ
intricacy
ˈɪntrɪkəsɪ
pervicacy
ˈpɜːvɪkəsɪ
prolificacy
prəˈlɪfɪkəsɪ
xerochasy
zɪˈrɒkəsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAPHICACY

graphic
graphic artist
graphic arts
graphic design
graphic design department
graphic designer
graphic display
graphic equalizer
graphic novel
graphical
graphical display unit
graphical user interface
graphically
graphicalness
graphicly
graphicness
graphics
graphics adapter
graphics card
graphite

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAPHICACY

adequacy
bureaucracy
conspiracy
democracy
diplomacy
fallacy
inaccuracy
intimacy
lacy
legacy
legitimacy
literacy
luminous efficacy
pharmacy
piracy
privacy
racy
self-advocacy
supremacy
Tracy

Synonyms and antonyms of graphicacy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «graphicacy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAPHICACY

Find out the translation of graphicacy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of graphicacy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «graphicacy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

graphicacy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

graphicacy
570 millions of speakers

English

graphicacy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

graphicacy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

graphicacy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

graphicacy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

graphicacy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

graphicacy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

graphicacy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Grafik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

graphicacy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

graphicacy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

graphicacy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grafis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

graphicacy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

graphicacy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्राफिकसी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

graphicacy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

graphicacy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

graphicacy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

graphicacy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

graphicacy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

graphicacy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Grafisiteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

graphicacy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

graphicacy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of graphicacy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAPHICACY»

The term «graphicacy» is used very little and occupies the 184.171 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of graphicacy
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «graphicacy».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAPHICACY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «graphicacy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «graphicacy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about graphicacy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAPHICACY»

Discover the use of graphicacy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to graphicacy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Critical Graphicacy: Understanding Visual Representation ...
In this light, we are concerned in this book with better understanding the reading and interpretation practices related to visual materials - here referred to as inscriptions - that accompany texts.
Wolff-Michael Roth, Lilian Pozzer-Ardenghi, Jae Young Han, 2006
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Diagrammatic Representation and Inference: Third ...
A Cognitive Processing Perspective on Student Programmers' 'Graphicacy' Richard Cox, Pablo Romero, Benedict du Boulay, and Rudi Lutz Human Centred Technology Group Department of Informatics, School of Science & Technology ...
Alan Blackwell, Kim Marriott, Atsushi Shimojima, 2004
3
Mapping Different Geographies
To represent information that is spatially-dependent, defined or determined maps provide tools under the umbrella of what Balchin (1977) has called 'graphicacy'. He described graphicacy as “one of the four basic types of intelligence or ...
Karel Kriz, William Cartwright, Lorenz Hurni, 2010
4
Key Methods in Geography
Mapping and Graphicacy 22 Chris Perkins Synopsis Maps are very powerful tools for representing our ideas and knowledge about places. As such, the skills of producing and reading maps are important within the discipline of Geography.
Nicholas Clifford, Shaun French, Gill Valentine, 2010
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The American Cartographer
MARK S. MONMONIER Department of Geography Syracuse University Graphicacy and Geography Teaching. David Boardman. Croom Helm, Kent. 1983. 184 pp., 13.5 x 21.5 cm, tables, figures, diagrams, maps, bibliography, appendixes, ...
‎1986
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Classics in Cartography: Reflections on influential articles ...
In recent years cartographers have given increasing attention to the nature of the map and its potential as a medium of communication. Balchin and Coleman have proposed the term graphicacy for the spatio-visual skills involved in making ...
Martin Dodge, 2011
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Seeking New Horizons: A Perceptual Approach to Geographic ...
On the other hand, there is a danger that graphicacy, as an educational concept, has been too narrowly defined in a traditional geographic-cartographic framework. In other words, the plea of Balchin and Coleman (1965) that graphicacy ...
Henry W. Castner, 1990
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International Handbook on Geographical Education
By way of contrast, the graphicacy studies of such researchers as Boardman, Catling, Gerber, Sandford and Wiegand, while using methods similar to those employed by those just mentioned, have sought to communicate their findings directly ...
Rod Gerber, 2002
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A Spatial Analysis of Lightning Strikes and Precipitation in ...
through tools such as maps. Research may rely on numeracy, literacy, articulacy, or graphicacy in part or in whole, although certain modes of communication are particularly well suited for differing subject matter. The spatio-temporal aspect of ...
Leanna Shea Rose, 2008
10
Geography in the Early Years
While the model is discussed and organised, key concepts and skills of mapwork and graphicacy are reinforced. The buildings are being linked together in physical space and in the children's minds – an important mapwork concept.
Joanna Birch, Joy Palmer, 2004

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAPHICACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term graphicacy is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Your Brain Understands Visual Language
... to literacy and numeracy has been referred to as graphicacy, still far from being a familiar term. The ability to think and communicate in visual ... «Co.Design, Jun 15»
2
Rooftop Solar May Reach Grid Parity In 25+ States By 2017
The Washington, DC, information graphics consulting and services Graphicacy produced the infographics. Skyrocketing number of solar ... «CleanTechnica, Aug 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Graphicacy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/graphicacy>. May 2024 ».
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