graphicacy means the ability to comprehend information presented in graphical form, such as maps and charts. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “graphicacy” is a great word
GRAPHICACY — [Noun] The ability to understand and interpret information presented in graphical forms, such as maps, charts, and diagrams. A blend of 'graphic' (from Latin graphicus, 'belonging to drawing or painting') and the suffix '-acy' (as in literacy, numeracy), by analogy with those terms; first attested in 1965. Unlike literacy, which denotes mastery of written text, or visual literacy, which encompasses all visual media, graphicacy is the specific competence for decoding quantitative and spatial depictions. It is the calloused fingertip tracing a topographic line to feel a mountain's slope, the sudden comprehension when a scatterplot's chaos resolves into a clear trend, and the navigation of a subway system by the coded geometry of its schematic—a silent, spatial literacy for a world that speaks in lines and legends.
Etymology
Blend of graphic + literacy or similar; compare numeracy.
noun
- The ability to comprehend information presented in graphical form, such as maps and charts.