FACSIMILE

facsimile, facsimile machine, fax

(noun) duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio

facsimile, autotype

(noun) an exact copy or reproduction

fax, telefax, facsimile

(verb) send something via a facsimile machine; “Can you fax me the report right away?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

facsimile (plural facsimiles or facsimilia)

A copy or reproduction.

A fax, a machine for making and sending copies of printed material and images via radio or telephone network.

The image sent by the machine itself.

Synonyms

• (copy): autotype, copy, reproduction

• (machine): facsimile machine, fax, fax machine

• (copy made by a facsimile): facsimile reproduction, fax

Verb

facsimile (third-person singular simple present facsimiles, present participle facsimiling or facsimileing, simple past and past participle facsimilied or facsimiled)

(transitive) To send via a facsimile machine; to fax.

(transitive) To make a copy of; to reproduce.

Synonyms

• fax, telefax

Source: Wiktionary

Fac*sim"i*le, n.; pl. Facsimiles (-l. Etym: [L. fac simile make like; or an abbreviation of factum simile made like; facere to make + similes like. See Fact, and Simile.]

Definition: A copy of anything made, either so as to be deceptive or so as to give every part and detail of the original; an exact copy or likeness. Facsimile telegraph, a telegraphic apparatus reproducing messages in autograph.

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Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition