Electrophotographic

/ɪˌlɛktrəˌfoʊtəˈɡræfɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to the use of electrical charge and light to produce images, as in photocopiers and laser printers.

Etymology

From electro- + photographic (from photo-, light + graphy, writing). Emerged in the 1930s as xerography technology was developed by Chester Carlson.

Kelly Says

Every time you photocopy something, you're using a technology invented partly by accident—Chester Carlson discovered electrophotography while looking for a better way to make patent copies.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኤሌክትሮፎቶግራፊ
eh-lehk-troh-foh-toh-gra-fee
ARالعربية
الكتروني فوتوغرافي
al-ikht-ro-nee foo-toh-gra-fee
BNবাংলা
ইলেকট্রোফটোগ্রাফিক
ih-lehk-troh-foh-toh-gra-fik
CACatalà
electrofotogràfic
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-gra-fik
CSČeština
elektrofotografický
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-graf-ich-kee
DADansk
elektrofotografisk
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-graf-isk
DEDeutsch
elektrophotografisch
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-graf-ish
ELΕλληνικά
ηλεκτροφωτογραφικός
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-graf-ik-os
ESEspañol
electrofotográfico
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-graf-ee-koh
FAفارسی
الکتروفوتو گرافی
al-ek-troh-foh-toh-gra-fee
FISuomi
elektrofotografi
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-gra-fee
FRFrançais
électro photographique
el-ek-troh foh-toh-graf-ee-k
GUGU
એલેક્ટ્રોફોટોગ્રાફિક
eh-lehk-troh-foh-toh-gra-fik
HAHA
fhotografiki
foh-toh-gra-fee-kee
HEעברית
אלקטרופוטוגרפי
al-ek-troh-foh-toh-gra-fee
HIहिन्दी
इलेक्ट्रोफोटोग्राफिक
ih-lehk-troh-foh-toh-gra-fik
HUMagyar
elektrofotográfiai
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-gra-fee-ai
IDBahasa Indonesia
elektrofotografi
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-gra-fee
IGIG
elektrofotograpi
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-gra-pee
ITItaliano
eletrofotografico
eh-leh-troh-foh-toh-graf-ee-koh
JA日本語
電子写真
denki shashin
KKKK
электрóфотография
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-gra-fee-ya
KMKM
អេឡិចត្រូផोटोក្រាហ្វ
ah-lehk-troh-foh-toh-kra-h
KO한국어
전기광학
jeon-gi-gwang-hak
MRMR
इलेक्ट्रोफोटोग्राफिक
ih-lehk-troh-foh-toh-gra-fik
MSBahasa Melayu
elektrofotografi
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-gra-fee
MYမြန်မာ
ရဲလက်တရိုဖိုတိုဂရာဖီ
yeh-lehk-troh-foh-toh-gra-fee
NLNederlands
elektrofotografisch
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-graf-ish
NONorsk
elektrofotografisk
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-graf-isk
PAPA
ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰੋਫੋਟੋਗਰਾਫਿਕ
ih-lehk-troh-foh-toh-gra-fik
PLPolski
elektrofotograficzny
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-graf-ich-ny
PTPortuguês
eletrófotográfico
eh-leh-troh-foh-toh-graf-ee-koh
RORomână
electrofotografic
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-graf-ik
RUРусский
электрофотографический
elektrofotograficheskiy
SVSvenska
elektrofotografisk
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-graf-isk
SWKiswahili
elektrofotografia
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-gra-fee-ya
TAதமிழ்
எலக்ட்ரோபொட்டோகிராபிக்
eh-lehk-troh-poh-toh-gra-pik
TEతెలుగు
ఎలక్ట్రోఫొటోగ్రాఫిక్
eh-lehk-troh-foh-toh-gra-fik
THไทย
ถ่ายภาพอิเล็กทรอนิกส์
trai-faap i-lek-tron-ik
TLTL
elektrofotograpiya
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-gra-pee-ya
TRTürkçe
elektrofotografik
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-graf-ik
UKУкраїнська
електрофотографічний
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-graf-ich-nyy
URاردو
الکتروفوٹوگرافی
al-ek-troh-foh-toh-gra-fee
VITiếng Việt
điện ảnh
dien-anh
YOYO
elektrofotografi
eh-lek-troh-foh-toh-gra-fee
ZH中文
电子照相
diànzǐ zhàoxiàng
ZUZU
ifotografikeli
ee-foh-toh-gra-fee-keh-lee

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