xerography
xe·rog·ra·phy
noun \zə-ˈrä-grə-fē\Definition of XEROGRAPHY
1
: a process for copying graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder (as toner)
2
— xe·ro·graph·ic \ˌzir-ə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective
— xe·ro·graph·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
See Origin of XEROGRAPHY
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1948
Rhymes with XEROGRAPHY
autography, cacography, cartography, chorography, chronography, cosmography, cryptography, demography, discography, ethnography, filmography, geography, holography, lithography, lymphography, mammography, mythography, nomography, orthography, phonography, photography, pictography, planography, pornography, reprography, sonography, stenography, thermography, tomography, topography, typography, venography, xylography
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