holographic
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- holographically adverb
Explanation
Anything holographic refers in some way to a hologram, which is a three-dimensional, projected image of something or someone. At the beginning of the first Star Wars movie, there’s a holographic image of Princess Leia projected by R2D2. The image was a hologram: it’s not real, but it’s an accurate 3D image created by light beams. You can use the word holographic for anything pertaining to holograms, including the holographic device that creates the holographic image. The content of the hologram could be called a holographic message. The science of making holograms is called holography.
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Example Sentences
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But would the holographic pixels of an A.I.-generated facsimile capture the tiny crevices between my brother’s crooked teeth?
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
Researchers have developed a new holographic data storage method that records and retrieves information in three dimensions by combining three key properties of light -- amplitude, phase and polarization.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
An out-of-this-world project, the Mukaab was to feature a swirling observation tower with restaurants and holographic projections to transport the viewer to other times and places.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
Elvis Evolution, created by Layered Reality, was announced in January 2024 and advertised at that time as a concert experience that would "use AI and feature holographic projections of the star".
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025
When they turned the corner at the end of a bookshelf labeled “629-632,” they saw a holographic image of a bald man with a paintbrush mustache projected behind a desk.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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