First Known Use: 1948
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xerography
noun xe·rog·ra·phy \zə-ˈrä-grə-fē\
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 (as toner)
2
— xe·ro·graph·ic \ˌzir-ə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective
— xe·ro·graph·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of XEROGRAPHY
International Scientific Vocabulary
Rhymes with XEROGRAPHY
autography, cacography, cartography, chorography, chronography, cosmography, cryptography, demography, discography, ethnography, filmography, geography, holography, lithography, lymphography, mammography, mythography, nomography, orthography, phonography, photography, pictography, planography, pornography, reprography, sonography, stenography, thermography, tomography, topography, typography, venography, xylography
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xerography
noun xe·rog·ra·phy \zə-ˈräg-rə-fē, zir-ˈäg-\
plural xe·rog·ra·phies
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
—xe·ro·graph·ic \ˌzir-ə-ˈgraf-ik\ adjective
—xe·ro·graph·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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