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photostat

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'photostat', 'Photostat': /ˈfəʊtəʊˌstæt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fōtə stat′)



Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
photostat /ˈfəʊtəʊˌstæt/ n
  1. a machine or process used to make quick positive or negative photographic copies of written, printed, or graphic matter
  2. any copy made by such a machine
vb ( -stats, -statting, -stating, -statted, -stated)
  1. to make a photostat copy (of)
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Pho•to•stat  (fōtə stat′),USA pronunciation 
  1. Photography, Trademarks[Trademark.]a brand of camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.

n. 
  1. Photography(often l.c.) a copy made with this camera.

v.t., v.i. 
  1. Photography(l.c.) to copy with this camera.
photo•stat′er, photo•stat′ter, n. 
pho′to•static, adj. 
pho′to•stati•cal•ly, adv. 

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