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.

electrophotography

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊfəˈtɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• electrophotographic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of electrophotography¹

First recorded in 1890–95; electro- + photography

Example Sentences

According to the Times, she and Lowe plan to use techniques associated with Kirlian photography, or electrophotography, in which images are produced by a high-voltage power source.

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Fridkin proudly named the device the Electrophotography Copying Machine No. 1.

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