xerography

[ zi-rog-ruh-fee ]
/ zɪˈrɒg rə fi /

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.

Origin of xerography

First recorded in 1945–50; xero- + -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM xerography

xe·ro·graph·ic [zeer-uh-graf-ik] /ˌzɪər əˈgræf ɪk/, adjective xe·ro·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby xerography

xeriscaping, xero-, xerochilia, xeroderma, xeroderma pigmentosum, xerography, xeroma, xeromenia, xeromorphic, xerophagy, xerophilous

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, noun xerographic (ˌzɪərəˈɡræfɪk), adjective xerographically, adverb

Medical definitions for xerography

xerography
[ zĭ-rŏg′rə-fē ]

n.

xeroradiography