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  2. a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing. noun. duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio. synonyms: facsimile machine, fax. see more. apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material. verb. send something via a facsimile machine. synonyms: fax, telefax.

  3. an exact copy, esp. of a document. A facsimile is also a fax.

  4. Fac simile is a Latin phrase meaning “make alike.” English speakers began using facsimile to mean “an exact copy” in the late 1600s. In this sense, a facsimile might be a handwritten or hand-drawn copy, or even a copy of a painting or statue.

  5. 1. an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript. 2. Also called: fax Telecommunications. a. a method or device for transmitting documents, drawings, photographs, or the like, by means of radio or telephone for exact reproduction elsewhere. b. an image transmitted by such a method.

  6. Synonyms: duplicate. adjective. Also Telecommunications. (of an image) copied by means of facsimile: facsimile mail. (of a method or device) used to produce a facsimile: facsimile transmission. / fækˈsɪmɪlɪ / noun. an exact copy or reproduction. ( as modifier ) a facsimile publication. an image produced by facsimile transmission.

  7. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Communications - messaging (Definition of facsimile from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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