photographic /ˌfəʊtəˈɡɹæfɪk/ adjective2 •Pertaining to photographs or photography.This shop stocks all the latest photographic equipment. •(figurative) Synonym of accurate.What each evangelist preserved is not a photographic reproduction of the words and deeds of Jesus, but an interpretative portrait delineated in accord with the special needs of the early church. formsmore photographic · most photographic