photostat
noun, verb
photostat is spelled P-H-O-T-O-S-T-A-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, photostat means “A (non-xerographic) photocopy made using a Photostat machine; (loosely) any photocopy, even a xerographic one” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of photostat is photostats.
How many letters and syllables are in photostat?
| Letters | 9: P-H-O-T-O-S-T-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is photostat?
Photostat appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of photostat
- photostats plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- photostating participle, present
- photostatting participle, present
- photostated participle, past
- photostatted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does photostat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA (non-xerographic) photocopy made using a Photostat machine; (loosely) any photocopy, even a xerographic one.
Near-synonyms: photocopy, xerox, xerograph, copy (all broadly synonymous)
- 2
The machine (essentially, a special camera) on which such a copy is made.
Near-synonyms: photocopier, copier (both contextually synonymous); xerographer, xerox (broadly synonymous)
verb
- 1
To make such a photocopy.
Near-synonyms: photocopy, xerox, xerograph, copy (all broadly synonymous)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate photostat?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of photostat: stat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does photostat come from?
A genericization from the trade name of one of the earliest commercially successful types of photocopier, a pre-xerography type. Xerography displaced it in the 1960s and 1970s; since then the relics of it are historical curiosities. More in Wikipedia at Photostat machine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).