photostat英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A (non-xerographic) photocopy made using a Photostat machine; (loosely) any photocopy, even a xerographic one. dated

— Near-synonyms: photocopy, xerox, xerograph, copy (all broadly synonymous)
The machine (essentially, a special camera) on which such a copy is made. historical

— Near-synonyms: photocopier, copier (both contextually synonymous); xerographer, xerox (broadly synonymous)

动词 v.

To make such a photocopy. ambitransitive

— Near-synonyms: photocopy, xerox, xerograph, copy (all broadly synonymous)

词形变化

photostats plural photostats present,singular,third-person photostating participle,present photostatting participle,present photostated participle,past photostated past photostatted participle,past photostatted past

词源

词源 1

A genericization from the trade name of one of the earliest commercially successful types of photocopier, a pre-xerography type. Xerography displaced it in the 1960s and 1970s; since then the relics of it are historical curiosities. More in Wikipedia at Photostat machine.

词源 2

A genericization from the trade name of one of the earliest commercially successful types of photocopier, a pre-xerography type. Xerography displaced it in the 1960s and 1970s; since then the relics of it are historical curiosities. More in Wikipedia at Photostat machine.