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photorealism

photorealism noun: an extremely realistic style distinguished by paintings, drawings, etc. that are nearly indistinguishable from photographs, frequently produced by tracing and emulating an original photograph.

Noun

photorealism (uncountable)

  1. An extremely realistic style distinguished by paintings, drawings, etc. that are nearly indistinguishable from photographs, frequently produced by tracing and emulating an original photograph.

Forms of photorealism

alternative formphoto-realism

Origin of photorealism

From photo- + realism.

Words formed from photorealism

Questions about photorealism

What does photorealism mean?
Photorealism means an extremely realistic style distinguished by paintings, drawings, etc. that are nearly indistinguishable from photographs, frequently produced by tracing and emulating an original photograph.
What part of speech is photorealism?
Photorealism is a noun.

Words near photorealism in the dictionary

  1. photoreactors
  2. photoreacts
  3. photoreagent
  4. photoreagents
  5. photoreal
  6. photorealism
  7. photorealist
  8. photorealistic
  9. photorealists
  10. photorearrangement
  11. photorearrangements

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