- Photostat machine
- nouna duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper• Syn: ↑Photostat• Hypernyms: ↑duplicator, ↑copier
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Photostat machine
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Photostat machine — The Photostat machine, or Photostat, was an early projection photocopier created in the 1900s by the Photostat Corporation; Photostat which was originally a trademark of the company is also used to refer to the similar machines produced by the… … Wikipedia
Photostat — d un document à la fin de Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le Photostat ou appareil à Photostat est un système de reprographie développé dans les années 1900 par la société Photostat Corporation; Photostat étant la marque déposée de cette société mais la … Wikipédia en Français
photostat — 1. noun a) A photocopy, especially one made by a b) positive (black on white) or negative (white on black) reproduction of printed matter or artwork made on a photostat machine, which uses photographic paper instead of a transparent negative, and … Wiktionary
photostat — [fɔtɔsta] n. m. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe; n. déposé; de photo , et suff. stat (rhéostat). ❖ 1 Sc. Photographie obtenue par réflexion de la lumière. 2 … Encyclopédie Universelle
photostat — ► NOUN trademark 1) a type of machine for making photocopies on special paper. 2) a copy made by a photstat. ► VERB (photostatted, photostatting) ▪ copy with a photostat … English terms dictionary
Photostat — UK [ˈfəʊtəʊˌstæt] / US [ˈfoʊtoʊˌstæt] Word forms Photostat : singular Photostat plural Photostats trademark 1) a type of photocopier (= a machine that copies documents or pictures from one piece of paper to another) 2) a copy made using a… … English dictionary
photostat — n. & v. n. propr. 1 a type of machine for making photocopies. 2 a copy made by this means. v.tr. (photostat) ( statted, statting) make a Photostat of. Derivatives: photostatic adj … Useful english dictionary
Photostat — n. & v. n. propr. 1 a type of machine for making photocopies. 2 a copy made by this means. v.tr. (photostat) ( statted, statting) make a Photostat of. Derivatives: photostatic adj … Useful english dictionary
Photostat — Pho|to|stat [ˈfəutəstæt US ˈfou ] n trademark a photographic copy of a document, or a type of machine used for making one >Photostat v [T] … Dictionary of contemporary English
Photostat — Pho|to|stat [ foutou,stæt ] TRADEMARK 1. ) a type of PHOTOCOPIER (=a machine that copies documents or pictures from one piece of paper to another) 2. ) a copy made using a Photostat. This word is sometimes used to mean a PHOTOCOPY of any type … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
