xerography

(zir ägrə 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

Origin: xero- + -graphy

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See xerography in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A dry photographic or photocopying process in which a negative image formed by a resinous powder on an electrically charged plate is electrically transferred to and thermally fixed as positive on a paper or other copying surface.

Related Forms:

  • xe·rogˈra·pher noun
  • xerˌo·graphˈic (zîrˌə-grăfˈĭk) adjective
  • xerˌo·graphˈi·cal·ly adverb

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