facsimile

English

Etymology

From Latin fac simile (“make like”), from fac (“make”), imperative of facere (“make”), + simile, neuter of similis (“like, similar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fækˈsɪm.ɪ.li/, X-SAMPA: /f{k.sIm.I.li/

Noun

facsimile (plural facsimiles)

1. 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?

2. A fax, a machine for making and sending copies of printed material and images via radio or telephone network.
3. 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

Verb

facsimile (third-person singular simple present facsimiles, present participle facsimiling, simple past and past participle facsimiled)

1. (transitive) To send via a facsimile machine; to fax.

Synonyms

• fax, telefax