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photographic

American  
[foh-tuh-graf-ik] / ˌfoʊ təˈgræf ɪk /
Sometimes photographical

adjective

  1. of or relating to photography.

  2. used in, or produced by means of, photography.

    photographic equipment; the photographic coverage of a newspaper.

  3. suggestive of a photograph; extremely realistic and detailed.

    photographic accuracy.

  4. remembering, reproducing, or functioning with the precision of a photograph.

    a photographic memory.


photographic British  
/ ˌfəʊtəˈɡræfɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to photography

    a photographic society

    photographic materials

  2. like a photograph in accuracy or detail

  3. (of a person's memory) able to retain facts, appearances, etc, in precise detail, often after only a very short view of or exposure to them

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • nonphotographic adjective
  • nonphotographical adjective
  • nonphotographically adverb
  • photographically adverb

Etymology

Origin of photographic

First recorded in 1839; photograph + -ic

Example Sentences

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To create the exhibition, Rozental selected six photographic mentors, all established artists, each of whom chose a theme around loneliness — “aging,” “immigration,” “technology and hyper-consumerism” or “the solo creative process,” for example.

From Los Angeles Times

"Whilst many of these magnetic storms are not visible with the naked eye, they can be picked up with modern phone cameras and photographic equipment."

From BBC

Parr's death, announced on December 7, has further publicised the contribution of one of Britain's modern photographic giants who nevertheless sometimes struggled for public and professional recognition.

From Barron's

As part of the latest screening campaign, Haemochromatosis UK is bringing a touring photographic exhibition to Northern Ireland.

From BBC

“View Finding” is not an indiscriminate hodgepodge, but a small demonstration of proliferating photographic techniques, the applications to which they can be put, and the Walther Collection’s engagement with this efflorescence.

From The Wall Street Journal