Definition of Photostat machine

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

Exact synonyms: Photostat
Generic synonyms: Copier, Duplicator
Derivative terms: Photostat
Language type: Trademark, Trademark

Lexicographical Neighbors of Photostat Machine

Phormia regina
Phoronida
Phoronidea
Phoroptor
Phosphor
Phosphorus
Photinia
Photinia arbutifolia
Photobacterium harveyi
Photobacterium phosphoreum
Photoblepharon
Photoblepharon palpebratus
Photoshopper
Photoshoppers
Photostat
Photostat machine (current term)
Phoxinus
Phoxinus phoxinus
Phragmipedium
Phragmites
Phragmites communis
Phrygia
Phrygian
Phrygian cadence
Phrygian deity
Phrygian mode
Phrygians
Phryne
Phrynosoma
Phrynosoma cornutum

Literary usage of Photostat machine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. NBS Special Publication (1920)
"Photostat machine Paper. Samples of several brands of photographic paper for use in the photostat machine were tested for the War Department. ..."

2. How to Measure in Education by William Anderson McCall (1922)
"The blue print is another method of speedy and inexpensive reproduction and so is the photostat machine. The photostat machine will make direct photographic ..."

3. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York public library (1921)
"To provide the nucleus for a shelf record of the books in the main stack room we used the photostat machine for a speedy and accurate reproduction of the ..."

4. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society by American Antiquarian Society (1915)
"Within the past year the John Carter Brown Library and the Massachusetts Historical Society have undertaken to reproduce by the photostat machine the ..."

5. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1917)
"During the year, the Library Board has installed a photostat machine for the reproduction of articles from periodicals, maps and drawings. ..."

6. Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts by Willard Cope Brinton (1914)
"Though the photographic process used in the photostat machine or by the engraver (in making plates for printing) permits a change in size, ..."

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