facsimile Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an exact copy or reproduction
    autotype.
  2. noun duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio
    fax; facsimile machine.
  3. verb send something via a facsimile machine
    fax; telefax.
    • Can you fax me the report right away?

WordNet

Fac*sim"i*le noun
Etymology
L. fac simile make like; or an abbreviation of factum simile made like; facere to make + similes like. See Fact, and Simile.
Wordforms
plural Facsimiles
Definitions
  1. A copy of anything made, either so as to be deceptive or so as to give every part and detail of the original; an exact copy or likeness.
Fac*sim"i*le
Definitions
  1. , (), v. t. To make a facsimile of.

Webster 1913