Definition
Relating to photography or having the characteristics of a photograph, especially in terms of clarity and accuracy of detail.
Etymology
From photograph + -ic, where photograph comes from Greek phōtos 'light' + graphos 'writing' or 'drawing'. Coined in the 1840s as photography emerged, combining the Greek roots to mean literally 'light-writing', reflecting the technology's revolutionary use of light to create permanent images.
Kelly Says
The term 'photographic memory' reveals our fascination with photography's apparent objectivity - we use it to describe perfect recall because early photographs seemed to capture reality without human interpretation. However, photography has always been subjective, with countless decisions affecting the final image from angle to exposure.
Translations
ARالعربية
فوتوغرافي
foo-toh-gra-fee
BNবাংলা
ফটোগ্রাফিক
pho-toh-gra-phi-k
CACatalà
fotogràfic
foh-toh-grah-feek
CSČeština
fotografický
fo-toh-gra-fee-tsee-kee
DADansk
fotografisk
fo-toh-gra-feesk
DEDeutsch
photographisch
fo-to-gra-fish
ELΕλληνικά
φωτογραφικός
foh-toh-grah-fee-kohs
ESEspañol
fotográfico
fo-to-grá-fi-ko
FISuomi
valokuvallinen
va-loh-koo-vah-lin-en
FRFrançais
photographique
fo-to-gra-feek
GUGU
ફોટોગ્રાફિક
pho-toh-gra-phi-k
HEעברית
צילומי
tsee-loo-mee
HIहिन्दी
फोटोग्राफिक
pho-toh-gra-phi-k
HUMagyar
fotográfiai
foh-toh-grah-fee-ai
IDBahasa Indonesia
fotografis
fo-toh-gra-fis
IGIG
fotografik
foh-toh-gra-fik
ITItaliano
fotografico
fo-to-gra-fee-ko
KKKK
фотографиялық
foh-toh-grah-fee-ah-leek
MRMR
फोटोग्राफिक
pho-toh-gra-phi-k
MSBahasa Melayu
fotografi
foh-toh-gra-fee
MYမြန်မာ
ဓာတ်ပုံ
daut-pon
NLNederlands
fotografisch
fo-toh-gra-fish
NONorsk
fotografisk
fo-toh-gra-feesk
PAPA
ਫੋਟੋਗ੍ਰਾਫਿਕ
pho-toh-gra-phi-k
PLPolski
fotograficzny
fo-toh-gra-feech-nee
PTPortuguês
fotográfico
fo-to-grá-fee-ko
RORomână
fotografic
fo-toh-gra-fik
RUРусский
фотографический
fo-tah-grah-fee-chyes-kee
SVSvenska
fotografisk
fo-toh-gra-feesk
SWKiswahili
picha
pee-chah
TAதமிழ்
ஒளிப்படம்
olip-pa-dham
TEతెలుగు
ఫోటోగ్రాఫిక్
pho-toh-gra-phi-k
THไทย
การถ่ายภาพ
gaan-tha-ay-paap
TLTL
panglitratong
pang-li-trah-tong
TRTürkçe
fotografik
fo-to-gra-fik
UKУкраїнська
фотографічний
foh-toh-grah-feech-nee
URاردو
تصویری
tas-wee-ree
VITiếng Việt
nhiếp ảnh
nhep-anh
YOYO
fotigrafi
foh-tee-gra-fee
ZUZU
ifotografi
ee-foh-toh-gra-fee