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.
Fac*sim"i*le
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Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition