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
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Etymology
Origin of photographic
First recorded in 1839; photograph + -ic
Vocabulary lists containing photographic
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In response, he created a series of photographic collages that showed Black boxers battling corporate towers — figures that generate wealth attempting to take down the symbols of its accumulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
The victims were duped into thinking that a model agency was interested in them, with emails telling them they had potential after they responded to a local photographic studio and social media advertising campaign.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
For the artist Valdez — whose photographic work is displayed on the gallery’s red wall — being a Chicana photographer in the 1970s and 1980s presented challenges within the city’s fast-growing immigrant community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The researchers said the same photographic technique could be used to study bonnethead sharks in other parts of their range.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
The book’s glossy cover showed a photographic montage of Greek temples and smiling monsters.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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