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PHOTOSTAT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper

Synonyms:

Photostat; Photostat machine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Photostat" is a kind of...):

copier; duplicator (apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material)

Derivation:

photostat (make a copy by means of a Photostat device)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A photocopy made on a Photostat machine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("photostat" is a kind of...):

photocopy (a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work)

Derivation:

photostat (make a copy by means of a Photostat device)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a copy by means of a Photostat device

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "photostat" is one way to...):

photocopy; run off; xerox (reproduce by xerography)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

Photostat (a duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper)

photostat (a photocopy made on a Photostat machine)

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