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xerography

noun
xe路​rog路​ra路​phy | \ z蓹-藞r盲-gr蓹-f膿 How to pronounce xerography (audio) \

Definition of xerography

1 : a process for copying graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder (such as toner)
2 : xeroradiography
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Other Words from xerography

xerographic \ 藢zir-​蓹-​藞gra-​fik How to pronounce xerographic (audio) \ adjective
xerographically \ 藢zir-​蓹-​藞gra-​fi-​k(蓹-​)l膿 How to pronounce xerographically (audio) \ adverb

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 Xerox's roots lie in Chester Carlson's invention of xerography, a process that made photocopying on plain paper easier, faster and cheaper than previous methods. — Alex Scimecca, Fortune, "So Long, Xerox: A Look Back at the Company Whose Name Became a Verb," 31 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of xerography

1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for xerography

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xerography

noun
xe路​rog路​ra路​phy | \ z蓹-藞r盲g-r蓹-f膿, zir-藞盲g- How to pronounce xerography (audio) \
plural xerographies

Medical Definition of xerography

1 : a process for copying graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder
2 : xeroradiography

Other Words from xerography

xerographic \ 藢zir-​蓹-​藞graf-​ik How to pronounce xerographic (audio) \ adjective
xerographically \ -​i-​k(蓹-​)l膿 How to pronounce xerographically (audio) \ adverb

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