holographic

adjective

ho·​lo·​graph·​ic ˌhō-lə-ˈgra-fik  ˌhä- 

1

: of, relating to, or being a hologram

holographic displays

Daryl Hall says the large, garish holographic photo of Martin and Lewis that he displays in his otherwise rustic farmhouse appeals to his "perverse sense of humor."

—Steve Dougherty

… the latter includes a way-cool, digital-face wristwatch with a holographic image of Pinocchio …

—Steve Daly

2

or less commonly holograph

ˈhō-lə-ˌgraf  ˈhä- 

of a document : written entirely in the handwriting of its author

Even when a holographic "codicil" appeared on the same page as the typewritten will, both were allowed …

—William M. McGovern, Jr. et al.

The prose of the holograph letters … is reproduced faithfully with all its idiosyncrasies of spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure …

—John P. Sisk

holographically

ˌhō-lə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē 

ˌhä-

adverb

… systems that store data as holographically recorded images …

—PC Today

Examples of holographic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are LEDs gracing the new front fascia lighting, as well as the 3D holographic taillights. —New Atlas, 18 June 2025

The leading approach takes off from what’s known as the holographic principle. —George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 13 June 2025

In particular, his explorations of the latter area led to his proposal of the holographic principle in the 1990s. —Lee Billings, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025

Even the packaging — an eye-catching holographic bag emblazoned with cheery drawings and Skolnick’s couplet poems — stood out on the shelves of Erewhon and Mother’s Market. —Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

holography + -ic entry 1; (in sense 2) holograph entry 2 + -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1728, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for holographic

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