photographic
adjective
pho·to·graph·ic
ˌfō-tə-ˈgra-fik 
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
Examples of photographic in a Sentence
photographic images of the galaxy
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Youngest kids seemingly have no photographic evidence of their childhoods at all.
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Allie Volpe, Vox, 10 June 2024
As a young woman, O'Keeffe also was the subject of a number of photographic artworks by Alfred Stieglitz, a leading American photoartist and gallerist who became her husband.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 29 May 2024
Memorial Day memories Take a trip back in time with a photographic look at Memorial Day remembrances and events in Arizona throughout the years.
—The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2024
During a total solar eclipse the lighting grows decidedly eerie—equal parts post-apocalyptic (as if a UFO were overtaking our local star) and photographic (like an underexposed print viewed in a darkroom).
—Maya Silver, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2024
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Allie Volpe, Vox, 10 June 2024
As a young woman, O'Keeffe also was the subject of a number of photographic artworks by Alfred Stieglitz, a leading American photoartist and gallerist who became her husband.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 29 May 2024
Memorial Day memories Take a trip back in time with a photographic look at Memorial Day remembrances and events in Arizona throughout the years.
—The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2024
During a total solar eclipse the lighting grows decidedly eerie—equal parts post-apocalyptic (as if a UFO were overtaking our local star) and photographic (like an underexposed print viewed in a darkroom).
—Maya Silver, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2024
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photographic
adjective
pho·to·graph·ic
ˌfōt-ə-ˈgraf-ik
1
: relating to, obtained by, or used in photography
photographic supplies
2
: capable of remembering details exactly
a photographic memory
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