facsimile transmission

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noun

an international system of transmitting a written, printed, or pictorial document over the telephone system by scanning it photoelectrically and reproducing the image after transmissionOften shortened to: fax

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Words nearby facsimile transmission

FACS, facsim., facsimile, facsimile catalog, facsimile machine, facsimile transmission, FACSM, fact, fact-check, fact finder, fact-finding

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How to use facsimile transmission in a sentence

Education controls the transmission of values and molds the spirit before dominating the soul.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A Daily Mail writer, wearing a facsimile of the dress, said it was sculpted to her body, but not restrictively so.
Happy 20th Birthday, Liz Hurley’s Safety-Pin Dress|Tim Teeman|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They seemed a little creepy to me, particular the song “Transmission.”
Greil Marcus Talks About Trying to Unlock Rock and Roll in 10 Songs|Allen Barra|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These people believe education about HIV transmission mitigates the fears that performers carry.
Risky Business or None of Your Business? Gay XXX Films and the Condom Question|Aurora Snow|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

After all, an enormous amount is known about Ebola and its transmission.
New York & New Jersey’s Ebola Quarantines Are an Insane Overreaction|Kent Sepkowitz|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He intends that he shall take the name of Arden, and earn the transmission of the title, or the distinction of a greater one.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The one given in the present volume is a photographic facsimile of the Harvard original.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Asbestos rope is used for fire escapes and similar purposes, as well as for the transmission of power over places exposed to heat.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
The inherited form of hay fever is explained by the well-known transmission of anaphylaxis to the offspring.
The Treatment of Hay Fever|George Frederick Laidlaw
The order ought to be explained by the transmission of a cheque of a value corresponding to that of the stocks to be bought.
Social Comptabilism, Cheque and Clearing Service & Proposed Law|Ernest Solvay