photographic

adjective

pho·​to·​graph·​ic ˌfō-tə-ˈgra-fik How to pronounce photographic (audio)
1
: relating to, obtained by, or used in photography
2
: representing nature and human beings with the exactness of a photograph
3
: capable of retaining vivid impressions
a photographic memory
photographically adverb

Examples of photographic in a Sentence

photographic images of the galaxy
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Rankine was also an Artists 360 project grant recipient in 2018 for his photographic essay, Men With Earrings. Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024 The peculiarity of this photographic work lies in its modern view, through the people who have kept their clothes as heirlooms and pass them on to the next generation while using them on customary and festive occasions spontaneously, updating the mechanisms of tradition as a process. Photovogue, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024 The Archives of American Art’s Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery will also display artworks and correspondence that animate the artist’s relationship to appropriation, source material and the photographic medium. The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2024 Gregory’s costly photographic practice echoes the monumental Cibachrome prints of the then-buzzy artist Jeff Wall, and more generally the money that flowed into galleries throughout the decade. Daniel Felsenthal, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for photographic 

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of photographic was in 1839

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photographic

adjective
pho·​to·​graph·​ic ˌfōt-ə-ˈgraf-ik How to pronounce photographic (audio)
1
: relating to, obtained by, or used in photography
photographic supplies
2
: capable of remembering details exactly
a photographic memory
photographically adverb

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