xerography

American  

[zi-rog-ruh-fee] / zɪˈrɒg rə fi /

noun

1. an electrostatic printing process for copying text or graphics whereby areas on a sheet of paper corresponding to the image areas of the original are sensitized with a charge of static electricity so that, when powdered with a toner carrying an opposite charge, only the charged areas retain the toner, which is then fused to the paper to make it permanent.

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xerography British  

/ zɪˈrɒɡrəfɪ, ˌzɪərəˈɡræfɪk /

noun

1. a photocopying process in which an electrostatic image is formed on a selenium plate or cylinder. The plate or cylinder is dusted with a resinous powder, which adheres to the charged regions, and the image is then transferred to a sheet of paper on which it is fixed by heating

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Other Word Forms

• xerographer
  noun
• xerographic
  adjective
• xerographically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of xerography

First recorded in 1945–50; xero- + -graphy

Example Sentences

Figure 18.39 Xerography is a dry copying process based on electrostatics.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

One issue came with glasses for viewing 3-D pictures; another carried Xerography art.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2015

Xerography uses such a plate charged with static electricity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Such technological triumphs as Xerography and Polaroid film were developed by small innovator-entrepreneurs only after larger firms turned down the ideas.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since June, when gossip about Xerography started, the price of Haloid's common stock has gone from 13� to around 25.

From Time Magazine Archive