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
Etymology
Origin of photographic
First recorded in 1839; photograph + -ic
Vocabulary lists containing photographic
Example Sentences
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According to Cottrill, the group pushed for repeated aesthetic changes to make Trump appear slimmer and more idealized than the photographic references he was initially using.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Gray is known for his layered photographic compositions, including his recent piece “Octavia’s Gaze,” a commission for LACMA’s new David Geffen Galleries.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Members of Venetian Blinds say they aren’t savants and don’t have photographic memories.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Her other superpower, coupled with this sheer speed, was what former employees describe as the aural equivalent of a photographic memory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
To this day, I have an excellent photographic memory that enables me to remember details of the day-to-day moments of my life, indelibly.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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