photographic

American  

[foh-tuh-graf-ik] / ˌfoʊ təˈgræf ɪk /

Sometimes photographical

adjective

1. of or relating to photography.

2. used in, or produced by means of, photography.

   photographic equipment; the photographic coverage of a newspaper.

3. suggestive of a photograph; extremely realistic and detailed.

   photographic accuracy.

4. remembering, reproducing, or functioning with the precision of a photograph.

   a photographic memory.

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photographic British  

/ ˌfəʊtəˈɡræfɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to photography

   a photographic society

   photographic materials

2. like a photograph in accuracy or detail

3. (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

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Other Word Forms

• nonphotographic adjective
• nonphotographical adjective
• nonphotographically adverb
• photographically adverb

Etymology

Origin of photographic

First recorded in 1839; photograph + -ic

Example Sentences

“View Finding” is not an indiscriminate hodgepodge, but a small demonstration of proliferating photographic techniques, the applications to which they can be put, and the Walther Collection’s engagement with this efflorescence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mottram did his best to get photographic evidence of the mystery rear admiral in 2024 - but before they knew it, he was gone.

From BBC

“Every one of these additional pieces of photographic or video evidence is allowing us to get a little bit closer to a recognizable figure,” Smiley said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ms. Iturbide is a master of magical realism of the photographic kind.

From The Wall Street Journal

As an adolescent, he learns about the process of light and shadow transforming into photographic images, described in vivid detail.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• cinematic
• pictorial
• visual
• vivid