electrophotography

[ ih-lek-troh-fuh-tog-ruh-fee ]

noun
  1. photography using electric rather than chemical processes to transfer an image onto paper, as in xerography.

Origin of electrophotography

1
First recorded in 1890–95; electro- + photography

Other words from electrophotography

  • e·lec·tro·pho·to·graph·ic [ih-lek-truh-foh-tuh-graf-ik], /ɪˌlɛk trəˌfoʊ təˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

Words Nearby electrophotography

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British Dictionary definitions for electrophotography

electrophotography

/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊfəˈtɒɡrəfɪ) /


noun
  1. photography in which an image is transferred onto paper by means of electrical rather than chemical processes

Derived forms of electrophotography

  • electrophotographic, adjective

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