facsimile
an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.
Also called fax. Telecommunications.
a method or device for transmitting documents, drawings, photographs, or the like, by means of radio or telephone for exact reproduction elsewhere.
an image transmitted by such a method.
to reproduce in facsimile; make a facsimile of.
Also fax. Telecommunications.
(of an image) copied by means of facsimile: facsimile mail.
(of a method or device) used to produce a facsimile: facsimile transmission.
Origin of facsimile
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British Dictionary definitions for facsimile
/ (fækˈsɪmɪlɪ) /
an exact copy or reproduction
(as modifier): a facsimile publication
an image produced by facsimile transmission
(tr) to make an exact copy of
Origin of facsimile
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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