Photographic memory
noun
the ability to recall images with vividness bordering on actual visual perception; eidetic memory
See eidetic memory
Word Origin
1850
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[foh-tuh-graf, -grahf] /ˈfoʊ təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/ noun 1. a picture produced by . verb (used with object) 2. to take a photograph of. verb (used without object) 3. to practice . 4. to be photographed or be suitable for being photographed in some specified way: The children photograph well. /ˈfəʊtəˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf/ noun 1. an image of […]
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[foh-tuh-hee-lee-uh-graf, -grahf] /ˌfoʊ təˈhi li əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/ noun, Astronomy. 1. an instrument for photographing the sun, consisting of a camera and a specially adapted telescope.