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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Her other superpower, coupled with this sheer speed, was what former employees describe as the aural equivalent of a photographic memory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
And Shane Keisuke Berkery addresses his Irish-Japanese heritage with a painting that collages exaggerated images drawn from westerns, Irish photographic history, and his own family’s snapshots.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
"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 • Feb. 1, 2026
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 • Jan. 30, 2026
He knew that, unlike the human eye, photographic film didn’t easily handle bright whites and stark blacks.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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