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
Examples of photographic in a Sentence
photographic images of the galaxy
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Baldessari’s take on Stella might even leave room for the suggestion that the magazine cover was not to be looked at because photographic reproductions accompanying criticism about his work often erased some of the most important features of Stella’s paintings.
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Sarah K. Rich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
The Hidden Book, by Kirsty Manning Kirsty Manning’s compassionate novel is inspired by a real World War II covert mission in 1940s Austria to smuggle out photographic evidence of the treatment of prisoners at Mauthausen concentration camp.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2024
He’s thought to have used a common type of 19th century opaque projector to blow up the image to sketch the photographic likeness onto canvas.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Through a memorandum of understanding with the school system, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is responsible for reviewing photographic evidence and determining which violations should result in a citation.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
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Sarah K. Rich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
The Hidden Book, by Kirsty Manning Kirsty Manning’s compassionate novel is inspired by a real World War II covert mission in 1940s Austria to smuggle out photographic evidence of the treatment of prisoners at Mauthausen concentration camp.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2024
He’s thought to have used a common type of 19th century opaque projector to blow up the image to sketch the photographic likeness onto canvas.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Through a memorandum of understanding with the school system, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is responsible for reviewing photographic evidence and determining which violations should result in a citation.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
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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
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