"fax machine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fax machines [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of facsimile machine. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|facsimile machine}} Clipping of facsimile machine Head templates: {{en-noun|head=fax machine}} fax machine (plural fax machines)
  1. A device which scans, transmits, receives and prints documents (faxes) transmitted by telephone. Categories (topical): Telephony Synonyms: fax, facsimile machine, telecopier Translations (device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes): 傳真機 (Chinese Cantonese), 传真机 (cyun⁴ zan¹ gei¹) (Chinese Cantonese), fax機 (Chinese Cantonese), fax机 (fek¹ si² gei¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 傳真機 (Chinese Mandarin), 传真机 (chuánzhēnjī) (Chinese Mandarin), faksi (Finnish), fax [masculine] (French), télécopieur [masculine] (French), Faxgerät [neuter] (German), Fernkopierer [masculine] (German), Fax [masculine, neuter] (German), συυή τηλεομοιοτυπίας (syyí tileomoiotypías) [feminine] (Greek), faxtæki [neuter] (Icelandic), bréfsími [masculine] (Icelandic), fax [neuter] (Icelandic), fax [masculine] (Italian), telefax [masculine] (Italian), telecopiatore [masculine] (Italian), telecopiatrice [feminine] (Italian), similarium [neuter] (Latin), waea whakaahua (Maori), faks [masculine] (Polish), fax [common-gender] (Swedish), telefax [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes",
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      "word": "waea whakaahua"
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