xerography noun. [zɪǝ'rɒgrǝfi, zɛ-] M20.
[from XERO- + -GRAPHY, after photography.]
A dry copying process in which black or coloured powder adheres to those parts of a surface which remain electrically charged after exposure to light, corresponding to dark regions of an image, a permanent copy being obtained by fusing the powder by heat to a sheet of paper; photocopying.

■ xero'graphic adjective M20.

■ xero'graphically adverb M20.

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