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PRONUNCIATION OF PHOTOSTAT

photostat  [ˈfəʊtəʊˌstæt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHOTOSTAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Photostat is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb photostat in English.

WHAT DOES PHOTOSTAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

photostat

Photostat machine

The Photostat machine, or Photostat, was an early projection photocopier created in the decade of the 1900s by the Commercial Camera Company, which became the Photostat Corporation. The "Photostat" name, which was originally a trademark of the company, became genericized, and was often used to refer to similar machines produced by the Rectigraph Company. Photostat of a document from the end of WW2...

Definition of photostat in the English dictionary

The first definition of photostat in the dictionary is a machine or process used to make quick positive or negative photographic copies of written, printed, or graphic matter. Other definition of photostat is any copy made by such a machine. Photostat is also to make a photostat copy.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PHOTOSTAT

PRESENT

Present
I photostat
you photostat
he/she/it photostats
we photostat
you photostat
they photostat
Present continuous
I am photostating
you are photostating
he/she/it is photostating
we are photostating
you are photostating
they are photostating
Present perfect
I have photostated
you have photostated
he/she/it has photostated
we have photostated
you have photostated
they have photostated
Present perfect continuous
I have been photostating
you have been photostating
he/she/it has been photostating
we have been photostating
you have been photostating
they have been photostating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I photostated
you photostated
he/she/it photostated
we photostated
you photostated
they photostated
Past continuous
I was photostating
you were photostating
he/she/it was photostating
we were photostating
you were photostating
they were photostating
Past perfect
I had photostated
you had photostated
he/she/it had photostated
we had photostated
you had photostated
they had photostated
Past perfect continuous
I had been photostating
you had been photostating
he/she/it had been photostating
we had been photostating
you had been photostating
they had been photostating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will photostat
you will photostat
he/she/it will photostat
we will photostat
you will photostat
they will photostat
Future continuous
I will be photostating
you will be photostating
he/she/it will be photostating
we will be photostating
you will be photostating
they will be photostating
Future perfect
I will have photostated
you will have photostated
he/she/it will have photostated
we will have photostated
you will have photostated
they will have photostated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been photostating
you will have been photostating
he/she/it will have been photostating
we will have been photostating
you will have been photostating
they will have been photostating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would photostat
you would photostat
he/she/it would photostat
we would photostat
you would photostat
they would photostat
Conditional continuous
I would be photostating
you would be photostating
he/she/it would be photostating
we would be photostating
you would be photostating
they would be photostating
Conditional perfect
I would have photostat
you would have photostat
he/she/it would have photostat
we would have photostat
you would have photostat
they would have photostat
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been photostating
you would have been photostating
he/she/it would have been photostating
we would have been photostating
you would have been photostating
they would have been photostating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you photostat
we let´s photostat
you photostat
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to photostat
Past participle
photostated
Present Participle
photostating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHOTOSTAT


aerostat
ˈɛərəˌstæt
bacteriostat
bækˈtɪərɪəʊˌstæt
barostat
ˈbærəʊˌstæt
chemostat
ˈkiːməʊˌstæt
clinostat
ˈklaɪnəʊˌstæt
coccidiostat
kɒkˈsɪdɪəʊˌstæt
cryostat
ˈkraɪəˌstæt
Eisenstaedt
ˈaɪzənˌstæt
Eurostat
ˈjʊərəʊˌstæt
gyrostat
ˈdʒaɪrəʊˌstæt
haemostat
ˈhiːməʊˌstæt
heliostat
ˈhiːlɪəʊˌstæt
hemostat
ˈhiːməʊˌstæt
humidistat
hjuːˈmɪdɪˌstæt
hydrostat
ˈhaɪdrəʊˌstæt
hygrostat
ˈhaɪɡrəˌstæt
klinostat
ˈklaɪnəʊˌstæt
pyrostat
ˈpaɪrəʊˌstæt
siderostat
ˈsaɪdərəʊˌstæt
thermostat
ˈθɜːməˌstæt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHOTOSTAT

photosensor
photoset
photosetter
photosetting
photoshoot
Photoshop
Photoshopped
Photoshopping
photosphere
photospheric
photostatic
photostatted
photostatting
photosynthate
photosyntheses
photosynthesis
photosynthesise
photosynthesize
photosynthetic
photosynthetically

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHOTOSTAT

aegrotat
antistat
appestat
attentat
coelostat
despotat
diktat
etat
fungistat
habitat
latitat
microhabitat
nihil obstat
rat-a-tat
rat-a-tat-tat
rat-tat
rat-tat-tat
tat
tit for tat
tit-for-tat

Synonyms and antonyms of photostat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «photostat» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
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TRANSLATION OF PHOTOSTAT

Find out the translation of photostat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of photostat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «photostat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

影印
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fotostática
570 millions of speakers

English

photostat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फोटोस्टेट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تصوير و
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фотостат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

photostat
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফটোস্ট্যাস্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

photostat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Photostat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Photokopie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フォトスタット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

photostat
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Photostat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

photostat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒளியினால் ஊறுபாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोटोस्टेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fotostat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

copia fotostatica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fotostatyczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фотостат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fotocopie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

photostat
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fotostatiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

photostat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Photo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of photostat

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOSTAT»

The term «photostat» is regularly used and occupies the 105.524 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOSTAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «photostat» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «photostat» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about photostat

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHOTOSTAT»

Discover the use of photostat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to photostat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Photostat in Reference Work
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Charles Flowers McCombs, 2012
2
The Photostat in Bibliographical and Research Work: A Symposium
securing these photostat reproductions rather than attempting to purchase, at high cost, these rare publications. Libraries generally are in such great need of funds, and many improvements, that they can only with difficulty obtain rare ...
George Watson Cole, 1922
3
Popular Mechanics
If you wish to make photographic copies of letters or documents you may build your own photostat machine. This produces true duplicates without the usual intermediate step of making a negative although, like blue printing, blacks and whites ...
4
Germany and the Soviet Union
Pp. 4 (photostat). . "Verlegung des Hauptquartiers und Nachrichtenverkehr (No. 492/41)," 5 April 1941. Prepared by Sodenstern. NOKW - 2670. Pp. 3 (photostat). . "Verlegung des Heeresgruppenkommandos (No. 321/41)," 1 March 1941.
Gerhard L. Weinberg, 1954
5
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [B] Group 2. ...
Dec. 20, 1939; AA 327979. 16320 Photostat corp.,* Providence. Photostat . . . system of recording. © Apr. 4, 1940 ; AA 332071. 16321 Pick, Albert co., inc.,* Chicago. 16322-16324 Pick's price news. Equipment, furnishings and supplies, spring, ...
Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 1941
6
The Mies Van Der Rohe Archive
Photostat. 16V4" x 13W" (41 xЗЗ.6 cm.) Archive: 5702. 19 Neg: G.2040 193 Site Plan. Photostat. 11" x8W (28 x21.5 cm.) Archive: 5702.7 Neg: G.2028 193 Site plan. Pencil, adhesive letters on illustration board. 20" x 15" (50.8 x38.1 cm.) ...
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Arthur Drexler, 1986
7
Financial Investigation and Forensic Accounting, Third Edition
If it is the practice to photograph, photostat, or microfilm the business records mentioned above, such reproductions, when satisfactorily identified, are as admissible as the original. Also, enlargements of the original reproductions are ...
George A. Manning, Ph.D, CFE, EA, 2010
8
Scientific Examination of Questioned Documents, Revised Edition
Because of these conditions, a Photostat may not always permit an exhaustive examination. These restrictions of course are true today with contemporary copying systems. Photostats have several additional minor disadvantages. While both ...
Ordway Hilton, 1992
9
Hopewell Friends History, 1734-1934, Frederick County, ...
MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS Hopewell Meeting House (Frontispiece) Alexander Ross Homestead facing -page 16 Survey of "Abraham's Delight" (photostat) 36 Hopewell and Surrounding Meetings (map) 38 Order in Council to Ross and ...
Friends Hopewell Friends, 2009
10
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe, ...
126 Circular letter dated 3/20/1942, Duesseldorf Gestapo papers (photostat, WL). 127 Report dated 12/26/1941, Duesseldorf Gestapo papers (photostat, WL). 129 1. Proclamation on the registration of the Jews in The Hague, Holland, dated ...
Gerhard Schoenberner, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHOTOSTAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term photostat is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Take notice, or face a lengthy blue badge wait - letter
I was also requested to bring in photostat copies of utility bills, proving my address and a new passport photo. I was then told it would take four ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Rickshaw-puller dies as truck rams into booth
“I had a photostat machine, a fax machine and a number of computers in my booth, all of which have been destroyed,” said Harwinder Singh. «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Sale of application begins
SC and ST candidates can get application free of cost on production of two photostat copies community certificate. Post Comment. More In: ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
Applicant decries 'refusal' of information under RTI Act
He said he has already deposited the requisite cash to meet out charges of Photostat and stationary as asked by the concerned department. «GreaterKashmir.com, Jul 15»
5
FTAPCCI wants AP to put new tax requirement on hold
Whenever an officer conducts audit, he seeks hundreds of photostat copies. Added to this, the present change makes it compulsory to furnish ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
6
Shop owner arrested for downloading porn on students' mobiles
The owner of a Photostat shop and computer centre was arrested today for allegedly downloading pornographic material and copying them in ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
7
Abah Abah Trial - Prosecution Witness Presents Evidence
They expressed surprise at the fact that the same CBC Bank management that had earlier refused to authenticate the Photostat copy of an old ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
8
The Conservatorium director and the witch
Trevenar first showed him photostat copies of the letters found at Brougham Street and Goossens confirmed he had written them. According to ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
9
Longhouses up in arms against devt of communal reserve
“We will engage the court to interfere if the company persists with its activities,” Robert said as he showed reporters a photostat photograph of ... «The Borneo Post, Jul 15»
10
Applications for Indian medicine courses being issued
No application fee will be charged for SC, SCA and ST candidates provided they submit a written request along with self-attested photostat ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Photostat [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/photostat>. Apr 2024 ».
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