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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Members of Venetian Blinds say they aren’t savants and don’t have photographic memories.
With the aural equivalent of a photographic memory, she advised financial companies on regulatory and public-policy issues.
Her other superpower, coupled with this sheer speed, was what former employees describe as the aural equivalent of a photographic memory.
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
Engravings were expensive to produce and photographic images were not easily printed.
From Literature
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