photographic
[ foh-tuh-graf-ik ]
/ ˌfoʊ təˈgræf ɪk /
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, adverbWords nearby photographic
photogeology, photogram, photogrammetry, photograph, photographer, photographic, photography, photogravure, photoheliograph, photoinactivation, photoinduced
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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
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