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photocopier en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English copy English photocopy Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English photocopier From photocopy + -er.

Meanings

  1. A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.
    • Now the chintzy nameplate is all that distinguishes his work space from those of the photocopier repairperson, diet food company, and kitchen designer down the hall. 1998 December 18, Peter Margasak, “Punk Planet's New Atmosphere”, in Chicago Reader:
    • Near-synonyms: (all broadly synonymous) xerox machine, xerographer, xerox, photostat, laser copier

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
photocopiers Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

mimeo · ditto machine · mimeograph · hectograph

Hypernyms

copier

Synonyms

photoduplicator · laser copier · xerographer · xerox · photostat · xerox machine

Translations (99)

da fotokopimaskine (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · fr photocopieuse (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · bg ксе́рокс (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ga fótachóipire (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · vi máy sao chụp tự động (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ru ксе́рокс (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ru фотокопирова́льное устро́йство (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · sh fotokopirni stroj (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · th เครื่องถ่ายเอกสาร (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · iu ᐊᒥᐃᐅᓕᐅᕈ (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ar نَاسِخَة ضَوْئِيَّة (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · pl ksero (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ug كۆپەيتىش ماشىنىسى (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · cmn 複印機 /复印机 (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ga fótachóipeálaí (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ja 複写機 (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · cs kopírka (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · bn আলোক চিত্রানুলিপি যন্ত্র (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · hy քսերոքս (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · is ljósritunarvél (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · sw kirudufu (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ja コピー機 (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · bg копи́рна маши́на (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · pl kserokopiarka (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · mi mīhini whakaahua (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ka ქსეროქსი (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · cy llungopïwr (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · mn хувилуур (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · pt xerox (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · fi valokopiokone (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · de Fotokopiergerät (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · hu fénymásológép (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · cmn 影印機 /影印机 (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ms mesin fotokopi (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · cy peiriant llungopïo (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · sv kopiator (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · sk kopírka (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · hu fénymásoló (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · sv kopieringsmaskin (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · id penyalin cahaya (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · mk фотоко́пир (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · vi máy sao chụp (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · eo kopiilo (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · kw liesskrifell (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · es fotocopiadora (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · de Fotokopierer (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · mi pūrere whakaahua (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · pt copiadora (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ar نَاسِخَة (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ru копирова́льный аппара́т (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ga gléas fótachóipeála (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · kk еселегіш құрылғы (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · vi máy sao chụp tài liệu (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · pl fotokopiarka (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · bn আলোক চিত্রানুলিপিকারক (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · fi kopiokone (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · fa-ira دَسْتْگاهِ فوتوکُپی (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ro fotocopiator (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ast fotocopiadora (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · et koopiamasin (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · fr photocopieur (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ca fotocopiadora (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ru копи́р (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · id mesin fotokopi (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · de Kopiergerät (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · he מְכוֹנַת צִלּוּם (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ka ქსეროაპარატი (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · uk копі́р (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · he מכונת צילום (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · be капірава́льны апара́т (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · nb kopieringsmaskin (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · id fotostat (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ml കോപിയർ (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · my မိတ္တူကူးစက် (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · es copiadora (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · pl kserograf (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · id mesin salin sinar (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · sv fotostat (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · be ксе́ракс (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · it fotocopiatrice (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · lt kopijavimo aparatas (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · eu fotokopiagailu (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · nb kopimaskin (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · sv kopieringsapparat (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · tr fotokopi makinesi (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · nl kopieermachine (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · chr ᎤᏠᏯ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏗᏍᎩ (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · uk ксе́рокс (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ko 복사기 (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · el φωτοτυπικό (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · hy պատճենահան (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · uk копіюва́льний апара́т (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · lv kopētājs (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · ms mesin fotostat (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · alt ксерокс (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · da kopimaskine (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · yue 影印機 /影印机 (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · gl fotocopiadora (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) · nrf photocopieu (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates)

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