photographic

adjective pho·to·graph·ic \ ˌfō-tə-ˈgra-fik \

|Updated on: 28 Jul 2018

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Definition of photographic

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

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photographically

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For example, take a look at this photographic evidence that shows Hailey holding an issue of M magazine that features Jelena on the cover.

— alison caporimo, Seventeen, "Hailey Baldwin Was A Massive Jelena Shipper Before She Got Engaged to Justin Bieber," 10 July 2018
The investigators Thursday offered only open-source video and photographic evidence to support their conclusion that the missile came from a Russian military antiaircraft system.

— washington post, BostonGlobe.com, "Dutch-led investigators say Russian military missile shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014," 25 May 2018
The remark harkened back to controversies over Mr. Trump's claim of a massive inauguration crowd exceeding 1 million, despite photographic evidence suggesting otherwise.

— CBS News, "Jimmy Carter jabs Trump — just a little — in commencement speech," 19 May 2018
In addition, given that the incident took place immediately after the Super Bowl, there probably is video and photographic evidence.

— michael mccann, SI.com, "What Michael Bennett's Indictment Means and Will It Impact His NFL Career?," 23 Mar. 2018
At the conclusion of the process, the image was inscribed directly onto the plate, creating a singular representation distinct from later snapshots produced using photographic negatives.

— meilan solly, Smithsonian, "Particle Accelerator Reveals Hidden Faces in Damaged 19th-Century Daguerreotype Portraits," 10 July 2018
The models were working within my photographic themes, which are nudity, sexuality, gender, beauty, and fantasy.

— laura regensdorf, Vogue, "Ryan McGinley's Latest Nude Series Is an Empowering Riff on Selfie Culture," 4 July 2018
In Crane's apartment, police found video tapes Crane had made of himself and numerous women, along with photographic negatives of nude women.

— john d'anna, azcentral, "'Hogan's Heroes' star Bob Crane was murdered 40 years ago. Why does it still fascinate us?," 29 June 2018
In painting a field or trees the brush is swept broadly across the canvas — no attempt is made to express detail in a literal photographic manner.

— mary horlock, Longreads, "The Camouflage Artist: Two Worlds Wars, Two Loves, and One Great Deception," 21 June 2018

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First Known Use of photographic

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: relating to or used to make photographs

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adjective pho·to·graph·ic \ ˌfō-tə-ˈgra-fik \

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