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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to remove or destroy all traces of.

to change (letters, words, etc.), into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language.

to explain in terms that can be more easily understood.

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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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Example sentences from the Web for photographical

His astronomical investigations were principally of a photographical character.
The Chautauquan, Vol. III, January 1883|The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle
His delineations are photographical exactness without retouch, bearing always a strong reflection of his personality.
On the Seaboard|August Strindberg

British Dictionary definitions for photographical

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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