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photographic

photographic

54 4.1
Relating to taking or making pictures with a camera
  • adjective
  • /ˌfoʊtəˈgræfɪk/
translation icon : fotográfico
  • Louis Daguerre of Paris, who had perfected the earliest photographic process, had borne his name ever since.
  • photographic images
  • photographic film
  • photographic equipment

People with photographic or videotape evidence are are terrified.

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Examples

  • Our study population size was also limited by a lack of proper photographic documentation in many tracked patients.

    Academic text (2015)
  • We always try to keep A photographic record of all our married couples.

  • And the way she would do this is she would work at first with the photographic negative.

  • We got all the photographic evidence we need.

  • And you converted the White House photographic office from film to digital while you were there.

  • If you have the proper photographic or video evidence and you think something is wrong, say it.

  • Holly wants to have some photographic evidence of the damage caused by the explosion.

  • But recently, $750 worth of photographic equipment was donated to the school.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The researchers noticed additional qualitative details that emerged through careful examination of the photographic evidence.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The scientist presented her findings with a stunning photographic display of the newly discovered species.

Compounds

The ability to remember pictures, names, and facts in exact detail

3 6.8

A flat sheet of glass or metal covered with a material that reacts to light to record pictures

Tools like cameras, lenses, and lights that a photographer uses to take photos

photographic paper
  • Specialized
1 3.2

Paper covered with a chemical that changes when it sees light, used to make photos

photographic print
  • Specialized
1 3.1

A picture on paper made from a camera or digital file

photographic material
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Paper or other material that changes when light hits it and is used to make photos

A machine that takes pictures using a lens and film or digital memory

photographic film
  • Specialized
1 3.1

A thin strip of material that cameras use to take pictures with light

photographic density
  • Specialized
8.4

The amount that film or printing paper blocks light

photographic emulsion
  • Specialized
6.8

A light-sensitive coating on film or paper that records images when exposed to light

An ability to notice and remember what you see very clearly

How Pictorial

photographic
54 4.1
pictorial
4 4.9
diagrammatic
1 6.8
textual
12 4.6

Surface Forms

photographic positive

Morphology

photographic = photograph (transparent) = photograph + ic

Formed by adding the adjective-forming suffix '-ic' to 'photograph', so the meaning directly relates to photography and is deducible from the base.

Etymology

Photographic comes from photo- meaning 'light' and -graph meaning 'to write', so a photograph is like 'writing with light'. That's why photographic means 'relating to photographs' or 'made by photography'.