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photographic

pho·to·graph·ic
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [foh-tuh-graf-ik]
    • /ˌfoʊ təˈgræf ɪk/
    • /ˌfəʊ.təˈɡræf.ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foh-tuh-graf-ik]
    • /ˌfoʊ təˈgræf ɪk/

Definitions of photographic word

  • adjective photographic of or relating to photography. 1
  • adjective photographic used in, or produced by means of, photography: photographic equipment; the photographic coverage of a newspaper. 1
  • adjective photographic suggestive of a photograph; extremely realistic and detailed: photographic accuracy. 1
  • adjective photographic remembering, reproducing, or functioning with the precision of a photograph: a photographic memory. 1
  • adjective photographic depicted in photos 1
  • adjective photographic relating to photography 1

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Origin of photographic

First appearance:

before 1839
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1839; photograph + -ic

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Photographic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

photographic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

photographic usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for photographic

adj photographic

  • diagrammatic — Something that is in diagrammatic form is arranged or drawn as a diagram.
  • graphic — giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
  • hieroglyphic — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
  • iconographic — of or relating to iconography.
  • illustrational — of, relating to, or characteristic of illustrations: illustrational art.

adjective photographic

  • cinematic — Cinematic means relating to films made for the cinema.
  • filmic — of, relating to, or characteristic of motion pictures: a filmic adaptation of a novel.

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