photographic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to photography.
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used in, or produced by means of, photography.
photographic equipment; the photographic coverage of a newspaper.
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suggestive of a photograph; extremely realistic and detailed.
photographic accuracy.
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remembering, reproducing, or functioning with the precision of a photograph.
a photographic memory.
adjective
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of or relating to photography
a photographic society
photographic materials
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like a photograph in accuracy or detail
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(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
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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The gallery said: "The commissioning of this portrait marks a remarkable opportunity for the NPG to bring together an artist and sitters in celebration of LGBTQ+ representation, philanthropic work and highly regarded photographic art."
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
“Titone says his client has photographic evidence,” according to the notes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
The following month, Titone, Brunel’s lawyer, called Edwards, the victims’ attorney, saying he was having trouble serving Epstein with the lawsuit, and raised the possibility that Brunel possessed photographic evidence against Epstein.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
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 • Feb. 9, 2026
In front of the wide, raised speaker’s platform were two nearly life-sized photographic blowups of Elijah Muhammad.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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