a photocopying process in which an electrostatic image is formed on a selenium plate or cylinder. The plate or cylinder is dusted with a resinous powder, which adheres to the charged regions, and the image is then transferred to a sheet of paper on which it is fixed by heating
Derived forms
xerographer (xeˈrographer)
noun
xerographic (ˌzɪərəˈɡræfɪk)
adjective
xerographically (ˌxeroˈgraphically)
adverb
xerography in American English
(zɪrˈɑgrəfi)
US
noun
a process for copying printed material, pictures, etc., in which the latent image of the original material is transferred by the action of light to an electrically charged surfaceto which the image attracts oppositely charged dry ink particles, which are then fused in place on the copy paper, reproducing the original image