facsimile

[ fak-sim-uh-lee ]

noun

1. an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.

   Synonyms: duplicate, likeness, replica

2. Also called fax. Telecommunications.
   1. a method or device for transmitting documents, drawings, photographs, or the like, by means of radio or telephone for exact reproduction elsewhere.
   2. an image transmitted by such a method.
3. dropout ( def 5 ).

verb (used with object)

, fac·sim·i·led, fac·sim·i·le·ing.

1. to reproduce in facsimile; make a facsimile of.

   Synonyms: duplicate

adjective

1. Also Telecommunications.
   1. (of an image) copied by means of facsimile:

      facsimile mail.

   2. (of a method or device) used to produce a facsimile:

      facsimile transmission.

facsimile

/ fækˈsɪmɪlɪ /

noun

1. 1. an exact copy or reproduction
   2. ( as modifier )

      a facsimile publication

2. an image produced by facsimile transmission

verb

1. tr to make an exact copy of

Word History and Origins

Origin of facsimile¹

1655–65; earlier fac simile make the like, equivalent to Latin fac (imperative of facere ) + simile, noun use of neuter of similis like; simile

Word History and Origins

Origin of facsimile¹

C17: from Latin fac simile! make something like it!, from facere to make + similis similar, like

Related Words

• carbon copy
• likeness
• photocopy
• replica