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
Words Nearby photostat
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How to use photostat in a sentence
Now, it could be that this document you have just showed me is another copy or another photostat initialed?
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyA photostat of a multi-paged typewritten report lay on top of the neat pile of papers in the folder.
The Five Arrows | Allan ChaseYou propose to take a photostat of this and return this report to the lieutenant?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyYes, sir; and I don't know who made the photostat, I did not.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyWe have photographed what is now Commission Exhibit No. 333 and we are keeping the photostat.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (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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