"photographic" meaning in All languages combined

See photographic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌfəʊ.təˈɡræf.ɪk/ [UK], /ˌfoʊ.t̬əˈɡræf.ɪk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-photographic.wav [UK] Forms: photographic [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: photograph + -ic Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|photograph|ic}} photograph + -ic Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Photographic images, evidence, equipment, etc. are related to or, used for, or produced by photography.
    Sense id: simple-photographic-en-adj-ZDgQA3VB
  2. A photographic memory is the ability to remember things perfectly after seeing them only once.
    Sense id: simple-photographic-en-adj-ikWLusyB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ic
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