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
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How to use photostat in a sentence
She blinked, and looked away from the photostatted page; when she looked back, the letters were behaving themselves again.
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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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