Graphical vs Pictorial - What's the difference?
graphical | pictorial |
Of, related to, or shown on a graph.
(computing) Of, related to, or using graphics.
Written or engraved; formed of letters or lines.
* Sir Thomas Browne
Of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures.
Described or otherwise represented as if in a picture; graphic or vivid.
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Stylistically similar to a painting, especially following pictorial conventions (of a photograph) – see pictorialism.
a newspaper or magazine with many pictures, or section thereof
an article primarily featuring many photographs, or simply a collection of photographs
(philately) a stamp featuring a vignette of local scenery or culture.
As adjectives the difference between graphical and pictorial
is that graphical is of, related to, or shown on a graph while pictorial is of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures.As a noun pictorial is
a newspaper or magazine with many pictures, or section thereof.graphical
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Adjective
(-)- The finger of God hath left an inscription upon all his works, not graphical , or composed of letters.
Derived terms
* graphical user interfaceSee also
* graphicpictorial
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Adjective
(-)citation, passage=Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.}}