xerographic
- adjective
- /ˌzɪərəˈɡræfɪk/
- Specialized
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xerográfico
- I am grateful to Ivy Corfis for furnishing me a copy of her article, as well as a xerographic copy of the passage in question from the manuscript.
- xerographic printer
Examples
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Companies such as Xerox, Kodak, Canon, and Ricoh produce xerographic color printers.
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NTIS sells copies of the manuals in either microfiche or hard (xerographic) copy form.
Academic text (1996) -
Newer xerographic processes, however, are capable of reasonable gray-scale reproduction.
Academic text (1992) -
In a xerographic laser printer, the mechanism must be started, the paper must be fed at the appropriate time, and, most critically, the data must be fed in synchrony with the position of the laser beam.
Academic text (1992) -
Electrostatic printers, also known as xerographic printers, basically use a static charge pattern on a photoconductor to attract polymeric toner particles, which are subsequently transferred to paper and heat-fused to provide the final image.
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Modern office environments increasingly rely on xerographic printers for efficient document reproduction.
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The research document was produced using xerographic technology, ensuring high-quality copies.
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For the project, we used a xerographic process to produce clear and precise prints of our designs.
Compounds
- Specialized
A machine that makes copies of papers or pictures using light and powder
- Specialized
A machine like a photocopier or laser printer that makes pages with toner
Surface Forms
Morphology
xerographic = xerography (semi-transparent) = xerography + ic
Formed regularly from 'xerography' + '-ic' so the relation is clear if the learner knows 'xerography', but the combining form 'xero-' ('dry') is rare for average learners.
Etymology
The word xerographic comes from Greek roots xero- meaning 'dry' and -graph meaning 'write', so it means 'dry writing'. That's why xerographic describes the dry photocopying process used by copiers like the well-known Xerox, which copy papers without any liquid.
