Phrase guide

fax machine

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A device which scans, transmits, receives and prints documents (faxes) transmitted by telephone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fax, facsimile machine, telecopier

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Clipping of facsimile machine.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 傳真機 /传真机 (cyun4 zan1 gei1) — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Chinese Cantonese: fax機 /fax机 (fek1 si2 gei1) — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 傳真機 /传真机 (chuánzhēnjī) — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Finnish: faksi — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • French: fax — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • French: télécopieur — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • German: Faxgerät — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • German: Fernkopierer — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • German: Fax — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Greek: συυή τηλεομοιοτυπίας (syyí tileomoiotypías) — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Icelandic: faxtæki — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Icelandic: bréfsími — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Icelandic: fax — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Italian: fax — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Italian: telefax — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Italian: telecopiatore — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Italian: telecopiatrice — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Latin: similarium — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Māori: waea whakaahua — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Polish: faks — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Swedish: fax — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Swedish: telefax — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Turkish: faks cihazı — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Turkish: faks makinesi — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Turkish: belgegeçer — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes
  • Turkish: belgeç — device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes