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, photoinduced, photoionization

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How to use photographic in a sentence

Removing their shoes to prevent leaving boot prints, the engineers climbed in through the truck’s roof in their stocking feet, carrying a drop light and photographic equipment.
Lunik: Inside the CIA’s audacious plot to steal a Soviet satellite|Bobbie Johnson|January 28, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Navistar Direct Marketing fired him “after a review of photographic evidence.”
The Capitol rioters put themselves all over social media. Now they’re getting arrested.|Sara Morrison|January 12, 2021|Vox
Tom Greaves took a photographic portrait, cut it into strips and reassembled it so it appears whole yet fragile.
In the galleries: A towering exhibit offers a new definition of domestic life|Mark Jenkins|January 1, 2021|Washington Post
Iconic photographer Ansel Adams considered his negatives the photographic equivalent of a musical score, and the prints were the performances.
How and when to shoot with Apple’s hidden new photo format|Stan Horaczek|December 16, 2020|Popular-Science

Revel added training videos, tests and a helmet selfie feature that requires photographic evidence the user is wearing a helmet, as well as a community reporting tool.
Revel pulls electric mopeds after failing to make a dent in Austin’s car culture|Kirsten Korosec|December 4, 2020|TechCrunch
Throughout the rest of the room are similar examples of photographic inspiration.
Revealing The Unseen Picasso|Justin Jones|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In one of my homicides, I had one wonderful witness, a legit Good Samaritan with 20-20 vision and photographic memory.
The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At least in the photographic darkroom, the first time you go in, the lights are on.
What Does Your Shrink’s Decor Say About You?|Oliver Jones|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pistoletto uses life-size mirrors as a base on which he adds painted figures or photographic prints.
10 Works to See at the Armory Show in New York City|Justin Jones|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lots of photographs, photographic websites, or libraries in London.
Meet the ‘Downton Abbey’ Costume Queen|Katie Baker|January 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The one given in the present volume is a photographic facsimile of the Harvard original.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Petri dish or cleaned photographic plates for sputum examination.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Your inquiry as to the best mode of constructing a glass chamber for photographic purposes will be answered in our next.
Notes and Queries, Number 196, July 30, 1853|Various
This effect has no doubt been accentuated in the subsequent photographic processes.
Photographs of Nebul and Clusters|James Edward Keeler
For this reason the photographic images are less sensitive to conditions affecting the seeing than the visual images.
Photographs of Nebul and Clusters|James Edward Keeler

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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