Photographic


[foh-tuh-graf-ik] /ˌfoʊ təˈgræf ɪk/

adjective
1.
of or relating to .
2.
used in, or produced by means of, :
photographic equipment; the photographic coverage of a newspaper.
3.
suggestive of a ; extremely realistic and detailed:
photographic accuracy.
4.
remembering, reproducing, or functioning with the precision of a :
a photographic memory.
/ˌfəʊtəˈɡræfɪk/
adjective
1.
of or relating to photography: a photographic society, photographic materials
2.
like a photograph in accuracy or detail
3.
(of a person’s memory) able to retain facts, appearances, etc, in precise detail, often after only a very short view of or exposure to them
adj.

1839, from photograph + -ic. Photographic memory is from 1940. Related: Photographical; photographically.

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