photostat
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.
to copy with this camera.
Origin of photostat
1Other words from photostat
- pho·to·stat·er, pho·to·stat·ter, noun
- pho·to·stat·ic, adjective
- pho·to·stat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use photostat in a sentence
They were photostated as one, and thus probably you cannot actually read either one.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyMonty checked back in the astronomical handbook, and the photostated pages of the old almanac, then looked over his calculations.
The Return | H. Beam Piper and John J. McGuireThose blank pages, except as they are in proximity to pages that have some entries on them, were not photostated.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyAnd may we, as in the case of the other exhibits, retain the original and when I have photostated it we will return them to you?
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyA copy of this diary has been furnished to the Commission, photostated by the Commission, and Mr. Jenner has it in front of him.
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for photostat
/ (ˈfəʊtəʊˌstæt) /
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
to make a photostat copy (of)
Derived forms of photostat
- photostatic, adjective
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