photographic

[ foh-tuh-graf-ik ]

/ ˌfoʊ təˈgræf ɪk /

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adjective

of or relating to photography.

used in, or produced by means of, photography: photographic equipment; the photographic coverage of a newspaper.

suggestive of a photograph; extremely realistic and detailed: photographic accuracy.

remembering, reproducing, or functioning with the precision of a photograph: a photographic memory.

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Sometimes pho·to·graph·i·cal.

Origin of photographic

First recorded in 1839; photograph + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM photographic

pho·to·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·pho·to·graph·ic, adjectivenon·pho·to·graph·i·cal, adjectivenon·pho·to·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby photographic

photogeology, photogram, photogrammetry, photograph, photographer, photographic, photography, photogravure, photoheliograph, photoinactivation, photoinduced

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Throughout the rest of the room are similar examples of photographic inspiration.
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In one of my homicides, I had one wonderful witness, a legit Good Samaritan with 20-20 vision and photographic memory.
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At least in the photographic darkroom, the first time you go in, the lights are on.
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Pistoletto uses life-size mirrors as a base on which he adds painted figures or photographic prints.
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Lots of photographs, photographic websites, or libraries in London.
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But I am not merely creating a photographic image, an imitation.
Beauty and the Beast|Stewart A. McDowall
A mind like his resembles a photographic plate, which is ready to accept and develop luminous impressions, sought and unsought.
Louis Pasteur|Ren Vallery-Radot
Most of these newspapers sent representatives to lodge in the village, many of them with photographic cameras.
Lore of Proserpine|Maurice Hewlett
Bombing raid, photographic reconnaissance and long-distance scouting kept the airmen busy.
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Determinations of the photographic or photo-visual magnitudes may now be carried out with great accuracy.
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British Dictionary definitions for photographic

photographic

/ (ˌfəʊtəˈɡræfɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to photographya photographic society; photographic materials

like a photograph in accuracy or detail

(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

Derived forms of photographic

photographically, adverb

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photographic

adjective

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Origin of photographic

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British Dictionary definitions for photographic

adjective

Derived forms of photographic