anastatic
|a-na-stat-ic|
/ˌænəˈstætɪk/
restoring or reproducing
Etymology
'anastatic' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'anastasis,' where 'ana-' meant 'up' or 'again' and 'stasis' meant 'standing.'
'anastatic' changed from the Greek word 'anastatikos' and was adopted into English in the 19th century to describe a specific printing process.
Initially, it meant 'restoring or standing up again,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'relating to a process of reproducing printed material.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
relating to a process of reproducing printed material by transferring an image from a printed page to a metal plate, used especially in the 19th century.
The museum displayed an anastatic copy of the original document.
Synonyms
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