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photostat
[ foh-tuh-stat ]
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.
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
- to make a photostat copy (of)
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Derived Forms
- ˌphotoˈstatic, adjective
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Other Words From
- photo·stater photo·statter noun
- photo·static adjective
- photo·stati·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of photostat1
Formerly a trademark
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Example Sentences
Now, it could be that this document you have just showed me is another copy or another photostat initialed?
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A photostat of a multi-paged typewritten report lay on top of the neat pile of papers in the folder.
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You propose to take a photostat of this and return this report to the lieutenant?
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Yes, sir; and I don't know who made the photostat, I did not.
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We have photographed what is now Commission Exhibit No. 333 and we are keeping the photostat.
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