1.Trademark. a brand of 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.
noun 2.( often lowercase ) a copy made with this camera.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object) 3.( lowercase ) to copy with this camera.
Related forms pho·to·stat·er, pho·to·stat·ter, noun
pho·to·stat·ic, adjective
pho·to·stat·i·cal·ly, adverb