facsimile

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) A copy or reproduction.
2. (uncountable) Reproduction in the exact form as the original.
3. (countable, uncountable) A fax, a machine for making and sending copies of printed material and images via radio or telephone network.
4. (countable, uncountable) The image sent by the machine itself.

Verb

1. (transitive) To send via a facsimile machine; to fax.
2. (transitive) To make a copy of; to reproduce.

Synonyms

fax

📠

copy

replica

duplicate

telefax

FAX

reproduction

transcript

autotype

counterpart

facsimile machine

photoprint

phototelegraphy

pattern

original

telecopy

model

telegraph

telephoto

telephotography

teletext

telex

text

imitate

wirephoto

photomechanical printing

example

radiophoto

photographic print

facsimile system

exact reproduction

photocopy

Translations

Faksimile

facsímil

télécopie

📠

Fax

📠

facsimile

Reproduktion

télécopieur

📠

fac-similé

facsimilé

facsímile

facsimile

fax

📠

fac-símile

Telefax

📠

facsímil

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fækˈsɪm.ə.li/

Etymology

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