It was created in the late 16th century as fac simile, when used to describe writing an exact copy. It comes from the imperative forme of Latin facere (to make, the impreative is fac!) and the neuter form of similis (like, the neuter is simile)
The word for facsimile in Dutch is the same facsimile but the most used synonym is telefax or just fax
It is short for Facsimile.
It's short for facsimile - The word facsimile means 'likeness' or 'copy' - which is what a fax machine gives the recipient - a copy of the original document.
The primary accent in the word "facsimile" falls on the second syllable: fac-SIM-ile.
The accent in the word "facsimile" goes on the first syllable, which is "fac." The emphasis is on the "fac" part of the word.
The primary accent of the word "facsimile" is on the first syllable: FAC-si-mile.
The word "facsimile" means something that looks like or is a copy of something else. A sentence for this word is: "The term fax, as in fax machines, is short for facsimile, because the machines send an electronic copy of a page."
fax came from the word-facsimile.
Likeness or copied image.
Facsimile, duplicate or likeness.
Short for the word "facsimile", because it creates a copy.
The primary accent in the word "facsimile" is on the second syllable, "sim." It is pronounced as "fuh-SIM-uh-lee."