English Explanatory Dictionary

facsimile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A copy or reproduction.
  2. Reproduction in the exact form as the original.
  3. A fax, a machine for making and sending copies of printed material and images via radio or telephone network.
  4. The image sent by the machine itself.
verb
  1. To send via a facsimile machine; to fax.
  2. To make a copy of; to reproduce.

Pronunciation

/fækˈsɪm.ə.li/ En-us-facsimile.ogg En-uk-facsimile.ogg

Word forms

facsimile facsimiles facsimilia fac-simile facsimileing facsimiled facsimilied

Etymology

From Latin fac simile (“make like”), from fac (“make”) (imperative of facere (“make”)) + simile (neuter of similis (“like, similar”)).

Synonyms

facsimile machine fax fax machine autotype copy reproduction facsimile reproduction telefax

Derived words

facsimilist facsimilize microfacsimile nonfacsimile telefacsimile
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