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photostat Definition

☆ photo·stat (fōt′ə stat′)

noun

  1. a device for making photocopies on special paper
  2. a copy so made

Etymology: < Photostat, a former trademark for the device < photo- + -stat

transitive verb -·stat′ed or -·stat′·ted, -·stat′·ing or -·stat′·ting

to make a photostat of

photostat Related Forms
pho′to·stat′ic adjective
photostat Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • copy: To that letter was annexed a photostat copy of the ticket for the return flight.