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photostat

[ foh-tuh-stat ]
/ ˈfoʊ təˌstæt /
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noun

a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
a copy made with this camera.

verb (used with or without object), pho·to·stat·ed or pho·to·stat·ted, pho·to·stat·ing or pho·to·stat·ting.

to copy with this camera.

RELATED WORDS

picture, likeness, image, snapshot, print, portrait, photo, photograph, replication, photocopy, recreation, propagation, replica, facsimile, imitation, breeding, copy, reproduction, type, model

Nearby words

photosetting, photoshoot, photoshop, photosphere, photostable, photostat, photostethoscope, photosynthate, photosynthesis, photosynthesize, photosystem

Origin of photostat

formerly a trademark

Related forms

pho·to·stat·er, pho·to·stat·ter, nounpho·to·stat·ic, adjectivepho·to·stat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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photostat

/ (ˈfəʊtəʊˌstæt) /

noun

a machine or process used to make quick positive or negative photographic copies of written, printed, or graphic matter
any copy made by such a machine

verb -stats, -statting, -stating, -statted or -stated

to make a photostat copy (of)

Derived Forms

photostatic, adjective
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