xerography

UK: /zɪˈrɒɡrəfɪ/ US: /zɪˈrɑgrəfi/ ,(zi rog′rə fē)

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xe•rog•ra•phy /zɪˈrɑgrəfi/   n. [uncountable]

1. Printing a copying process in which areas on a sheet of paper corresponding to those on the original are sensitized by static electricity and then sprinkled with black or colored resin that adheres and is fused to the paper.

xe•ro•graph•ic /ˌzɪrəˈgræfɪk/  adj. 

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xe•rog•ra•phy  (zi rog′rə fē), n. 

1. Printing an electrostatic printing process for copying text or graphics whereby areas on a sheet of paper corresponding to the image areas of the original are sensitized with a charge of static electricity so that, when powdered with a toner carrying an opposite charge, only the charged areas retain the toner, which is then fused to the paper to make it permanent.

• 1945–50; xero- + -graphy

xe•ro•graph•ic  (zēr′ə graf′ik), adj.  xe′ro•graph′i•cal•ly, adv. 

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xerography / zɪˈrɒɡrəfɪ/ noun

1. a photocopying process in which an electrostatic image is formed on a selenium plate or cylinder. The plate or cylinder is dusted with a resinous powder, which adheres to the charged regions, and the image is then transferred to a sheet of paper on which it is fixed by heating

xeˈrographer noun

xerographic / ˌzɪərəˈɡræfɪk/ adjective

ˌxeroˈgraphically adverb