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Share This fac·sim·i·le Audio Help / fækˈsɪm / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ fak-sim -uh -lee ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -led, -le·ing, adjective –noun 1. an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.
2. Also called fax. Telecommunications . a. a method or device for transmitting documents, drawings, photographs, or the like, by means of radio or telephone for exact reproduction elsewhere.
b. an image transmitted by such a method.
–verb (used with object) 4. to reproduce in facsimile; make a facsimile of.
–adjective 5. Also, fax. Telecommunications . a. (of an image) copied by means of facsimile: facsimile mail.
b. (of a method or device) used to produce a facsimile: facsimile transmission.
[Origin:
1655–65; earlier
fac simile make the like, equiv. to L
fac (impv. of
facere ) +
simile, n. use of neut. of
similis like; see
simile ]
—Synonyms 1 .1, 4 .
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An exact copy or reproduction, as of a document.
See fax .
Of or used to produce exact reproductions, as of documents.
Exactly reproduced; duplicate.
fac simile , make similar : fac , imperative of facere , to make ; see dhē- in Indo-European roots + simile , neuter of similis , similar ; see similar
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facsimile .
A fax machine.
A printed page or image transmitted or received by a fax machine.
faxed , fax·ing , fax·es
facsimile
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1662, from L. fac simile "make similar," from fac imperative of facere "make" + simile, neut. of similis "like, similar."
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Share This facsimile noun 1. an exact copy or reproduction 2. duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio verb 1. send something via a facsimile machine; "Can you fax me the report right away?" [syn: fax ]
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Share This facsimile 1 [fӕkˈsiməli] noun
an exact copy
Arabic: صورَة طِبق الأصْل Chinese (Simplified): 篆写 Chinese (Traditional): 篆寫 Czech: přesná kopie Danish: faksimile; kopi; reproduktion Dutch: facsimile Estonian: faksiimile, (täpne) jäljend Finnish: näköispainos French: fac-similé German: das Faksimile Greek: πανομοιότυπο Hungarian: hasonmás, fakszimile Icelandic: fullkomin eftirlíking Indonesian: reproduksi, tiruan, jiplakan Italian: facsimile
Japanese: 複写 Korean: 정확한 복사, 전송사진 Latvian: faksimils Lithuanian: faksimilė, tiksli kopija Norwegian: faksimile, nøyaktig kopi Polish: wierna kopia, faksymile Portuguese (Brazil): fac-símile Portuguese (Portugal): facsímile, * hífen? Romanian: facsimil Russian: факсимиле Slovak: faksimile, presná kópia Slovenian: posnetek Spanish: facsímil Swedish: faksimil Turkish: facsimile, tıpkıbasım
facsimile 2 [fӕkˈsiməli] noun
a fax
Arabic: فاكْس Chinese (Simplified): 传真 Chinese (Traditional): 傳真 Czech: fax Danish: fax Estonian: faks French: fac-similé Greek: φαξ Hungarian: fax Indonesian: faks, faksimili Italian: facsimile
Latvian: fakss Lithuanian: faksas Norwegian: bildetelegrafi, faksbrev Polish: faks Russian: (теле)факс Slovak: fax Slovenian: faks Spanish: facsímil Swedish: fax Turkish: faks
facsimile [fӕkˈsiməli] adjective
Example:
a facsimile edition of an eighteenth-century book
Arabic: مُصَّوَر صورَة طِبق الأصل Chinese (Simplified): 影印的 Chinese (Traditional): 影印的 Czech: faksimilový Danish: faksimile- Dutch: facsimile- Estonian: faksiimile- Finnish: näköispainos French: en fac-similé German: genau nachgebildet Greek: πανομοιότυπος Hungarian: hasonmás, fakszimile Icelandic: sem er nákvæm eftirgerð Indonesian: tiruan, jiplakan Italian: facsimile
Japanese: ファクシミリの Korean: 복사의, 실물 그대로의 Latvian: faksimil- Lithuanian: faksimilinis Norwegian: faksimile- Polish: faksymilowany Portuguese (Brazil): fac-similar Portuguese (Portugal): facsimilado, *idem? Romanian: în facsimil Russian: факсимильный Slovak: faksimilný Slovenian: faksimiliran Spanish: en facsímil Swedish: faksimil- Turkish: tıpkı, aynı
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Share This facsimile communications modems can be used to send and receive fax data. V.27 ter and V.29 protocols are used.
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Fac*sim"i*le\, n.; pl.
Facsimiles (-l?z). [L. fac simile make like; or an abbreviation of factum simile made like; facere to make + similes like. See
Fact , and
Simile .] A copy of anything made, either so as to be deceptive or so as to give every part and detail of the original; an exact copy or likeness.
Facsimile telegraph , a telegraphic apparatus reproducing messages in autograph.
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Fac*sim"i*le\,, v. t. To make a facsimile of.
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