Facsimile
Pronunciation
- IPA: /fækˈsɪm.ɪ.li/
Origin
From Latin fac simile ("make like"), from fac ("make"), imperative of facere ("make"), + simile, neuter of similis ("like, similar").
Full definition of facsimile
Noun
facsimile
(plural facsimiles)- A copy or reproduction.
- 1990, James M. Thompson, Twentieth Century Theories of Art (page 540)To paraphrase the critic of the Times, if one may make the facsimile of a human being out of bronze, why not the facsimile of a Brillo carton out of plywood?
- 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