photostat

[ foh-tuh-stat ]
/ ˈfoʊ təˌstæt /

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.

Origin of photostat

formerly a trademark

OTHER WORDS FROM photostat

pho·to·stat·er, pho·to·stat·ter, noun pho·to·stat·ic, adjective pho·to·stat·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby photostat

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

Words related to photostat

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

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British Dictionary definitions for photostat

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 of photostat

photostatic, adjective