photography in which an image is transferred onto paper by means of electrical rather than chemical processes
Derived forms
electrophotographic (eˌlectroˌphotoˈgraphic)
adjective
electrophotography in American English
(iˌlektroufəˈtɑɡrəfi)
noun
photography using electric rather than chemical processes to transfer an image onto paper, as in xerography
Derived forms
electrophotographic (iˌlektrəˌfoutəˈɡræfɪk)
adjective
Word origin
[1890–95; electro- + photography]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blip, honky-tonk, masochism, plein-air, wirelesselectro- is a combining form representing electric or electricity in compound words. Other words that use the affix electro- include: electrocardiograph, electrocautery, electrograph, electrolysis, electrooculogram
Examples of 'electrophotography' in a sentence
electrophotography
This paper deals with the printability of synthetic papers by the electrophotography technique.
Rozália Szentgyörgyvölgyi, Mirica Debeljak, Diana Gregor-Svetec 2010, 'Printability of Synthetic Papers by Electrophotography', Acta Graphicahttp://www.actagraphica.hr/images/stories/arhiva/2010/Acta_2010_3-4_str_17-24.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Organic electronic materials used in organic photoreceptors for electrophotography are expected to be employed in many functional organic devices.
Motoki Kunihiro, Yasuaki Nakasone, Shofu Matsuda, Sayoko Shironita, Norio Nagayama,Minoru Umeda 2018, 'Crystal structure oriented carrier transport characteristic of triphenylamine derivativesingle crystal', AIP Advanceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5017801. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)