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Definition of photographic - 3 dictionary results

pho⋅to⋅graph⋅ic

[foh-tuh-graf-ik]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining 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.
Also, pho⋅to⋅graph⋅i⋅cal.


Origin:
1839; photograph + -ic


pho⋅to⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
pho·to·graph·ic   (fō'tə-grāf'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or consisting of photography or a photograph.
  2. Used in photography: a photographic lens.
  3. Resembling a photograph, especially representing or simulating something with great accuracy and fidelity of detail.
  4. Capable of retaining accurate or vivid impressions: a photographic memory.
pho'to·graph'i·cal·ly adv.

Photographic

Pho`to*graph"ic\, Photographical \Pho`to*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. photographique.] Of or pertaining to photography; obtained by photography; used ib photography; as a photographic picture; a photographic camera. -- Pho`to*graph"ic*al*ly, adv.

Photographic printing, the process of obtaining pictures, as on chemically prepared paper, from photographic negatives, by exposure to light.
Language Translation for : photographic
Spanish: fotográfico,
German: fotografisch,
Japanese: 写真の
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