French Conversation · Level 42
75 words
French word
graphique
Pronunciation
IPA/gʁafik/
Meaning
- masculine noungraph
Example
Voici le graphique des ventes de janvier.
Here is the graph of January sales.
More examples
Le graphique en barres montre l'évolution des ventes.
The bar graph shows the changes in sales.
Core concept
A visual layout of numbers as bars, lines, or slices, making size and change visible at a glance.
Common phrases
un graphique en barres
bar graph
un graphique circulaire
pie chart
un graphique linéaire
line graph
Similar words
graphe: A graph plotting values or points to show increases, decreases, or trends.
diagramme: A diagram organizing information or steps with shapes and arrows.
courbe: A curve linking data points to show how values change.
camembert: A pie chart divided into sections to show proportions.
Definition in French
Désigne une figure qui traduit des nombres en formes visuelles afin de faciliter la lecture et l'interprétation des données.
Word origin
Graphique comes from Greek graphikos, meaning related to writing or drawing, through Latin graphicus; French later uses the adjective as a masculine noun.
Usage tips
- As a noun, graphique is masculine: un graphique, although graphique is also an adjective meaning graphic or graphical.
Other meanings
- chartnoun
Opposites
- textetextnoun
Related words
- graphistegraphic designernoun
- infographieinfographicnoun
- graphismegraphic designnoun