graphy
Suffix meaning writing
A suffix meaning writing, recording, or a field of study that produces written or visual records.
It appears in words like photography (writing with light), biography (writing about a life), geography (describing the earth), and choreography (notating dance).
The suffix signals both the process of recording and the resulting product or discipline.
Simplified explanatory sketch
- chartData shown visually
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
sketch · visualization · rendering · projection · layout · illustration · depiction · outline
Stored historical records
- recordsStored data or albums
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
compilation · registration · inventory · logbook · filing · indexing · annotation · codification
List of cited works
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- videographyArt of recording footage
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
- discographyCatalog of musical recordings
seismography · stenography · ethnography · crystallography · mammography · holography · tomography · sonography
diagram
Simplified explanatory sketch
schematic · sketch · visualization · rendering · projection · layout · illustration · depiction · outline · plot
archive
Stored historical records
- recordsStored data or albums
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- chronicleOrdered historical record
transcription · compilation · registration · inventory · logbook · filing · indexing · annotation · codification · notation
bibliography
List of cited works
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- videographyArt of recording footage
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
discography · seismography · stenography · ethnography · crystallography · mammography · holography · tomography · sonography
- graph paperPre-gridded drawing sheets
- graphic artistsCreators of visual designs
- graphic novelBook-length illustrated sequential narrative
- graphic designArranging images and text
- line graphData shown as connected points
- bar graphChart using rectangles for comparison
graphic, graph, geography, biography, photography, topography, calligraphy, choreography, typography