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

According to the duo, the iPhone has been a game changer because of its immediacy, married to high photographic quality. —Miles Socha, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025

And as revealed in the marketing, Schwarzenegger even makes a photographic cameo as the presidential face of this near future’s $100 bill. —Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025

Peter is a visual thinker, a photographic talker, describing his surroundings with a precise and artistic eye. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025

Two years earlier, the large photographic work Blue Ceiling Matson Jones could be seen in the background of the Bonwit Teller windows. —Stefan Koldehoff, Air Mail, 1 Nov. 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