xerography
[ zi-rog-ruh-fee ]
/ zɪˈrɒg rə fi /
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noun
an electrostatic printing process for copying text or graphics whereby areas on a sheet of paper corresponding to the image areas of the original are sensitized with a charge of static electricity so that, when powdered with a toner carrying an opposite charge, only the charged areas retain the toner, which is then fused to the paper to make it permanent.
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OTHER WORDS FROM xerography
xe·ro·graph·ic [zeer-uh-graf-ik], /ˌzɪər əˈgræf ɪk/, adjectivexe·ro·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby xerography
xeriscaping, xero-, xerochilia, xeroderma, xeroderma pigmentosum, xerography, xeroma, xeromenia, xeromorphic, xerophagy, xerophilous
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Example sentences from the Web for xerography
Wilson in 1959 called xerography “a fundamental new way of visual communications.”
British Dictionary definitions for xerography
xerography
/ (zɪˈrɒɡrəfɪ) /
noun
a photocopying process in which an electrostatic image is formed on a selenium plate or cylinder. The plate or cylinder is dusted with a resinous powder, which adheres to the charged regions, and the image is then transferred to a sheet of paper on which it is fixed by heating
Derived forms of xerography
xerographer, nounxerographic (ˌzɪərəˈɡræfɪk), adjectivexerographically, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Medical definitions for xerography
xerography
[ zĭ-rŏg′rə-fē ]
n.
xeroradiography
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