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

photographically

ˌfō-tə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of photographic in a Sentence

photographic images of the galaxy

Recent Examples on the Web

The exhibition path follows a typological order, bringing together more than 600 photographic works by 25 artists that recount over a century of German photography. —Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 20 June 2025

The university itself doesn’t have a lot of photographic evidence of this man. —Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025

In a way, Arbus stepped backward in photographic time, and down, away from the gauziness of postwar art photography and toward the unvarnished aesthetic of everyday life. —Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025

The photographic evidence was published in the paper. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing photographic

• photographic memory

Rhymes for photographic

• autographic
• biographic
• calligraphic
• cartographic
• cryptographic
• demographic
• epigraphic
• ethnographic
• geographic
• holographic
• hydrographic
• lithographic

Kids Definition

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

photographically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb