xe·rog·ra·phy (z -r g r -f )n. A dry photographic or photocopying process in which a negative image formed by a resinous powder on an electrically charged plate is electrically transferred to and thermally fixed as positive on a paper or other copying surface. xe·rog ra·pher n.xer  o·graphic (zîr-gr fk) adj.xer o·graphi·cal·ly adv. |
xerography [zeer-og-ra-fee]
Noun
a photocopying process in which an image of the written or printed material is electrically charged on a surface and attracts oppositely charged dry ink particles which are then fixed by heating [Greek xēros dry + -graphy]
xerographic adj
xerography
a process for copying graphic matter by electrostatically charging a surface in areas corresponding to the printed areas of the original so that powdered resin carrying an opposite charge adheres to them and can be fused to the surface by pressure, heat, or both. — xerographic, adj.
See also: Copying
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| Noun | 1. | xerography - forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas; "edge enhancement is intrinsic in xerography" photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs |
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