xerography
pronunciation
How to pronounce xerography in British English:
UK [zɪ'rɒgrəfɪ]
How to pronounce xerography in American English:
US [ zɪ'rɒgrəfɪ]
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- Noun:
- 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
Word Origin
- xerography (n.)
- "photographic reduplication without liquid developers," 1948, from Greek xeros "dry" (see xerasia) + -ography as in photography. Related: Xerographic.
Example
- 1. Xerography invented by chester carlson .
- 2. The invention of modern xerography has made our work much easier .
- 3. It uses the charges to apply the ink only in the areas where the paper to be copied is darker ( usually this means text or other information ) and not where the paper is white , this process is called xerography .