xerographic

Variant of xerography

xerography definition

☆ xe·rog·ra·phy (zir äg′rə fē)

noun

a process for copying printed material, pictures, etc., in which the latent image of the original material is transferred by the action of light to an electrically charged surface to which the image attracts oppositely charged dry ink particles, which are then fused in place on the copy paper, reproducing the original image

Etymology: xero- + -graphy

Related Forms:

  • xerographic xe′ro·graph′ic (zir′ō graf′ik) adjective

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