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

Silver is in a number of items ranging from circuit boards and other electronics, photographic and X-Ray films and jewelry. —John Raby, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

There was the new music form of jazz and new technologies that included the production of photographic film, the phonograph, and moving images. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026

Click here for an intimate, photographic look back on his life. —Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026

By the late 1980s, Oliver stepped away from acting entirely, going on to become a respected photographer and historian specializing in 19th-century photographic processes. —Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026

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