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pantograph
[ pan-tuh-graf, -grahf ]
noun
- Also pan·ta·graph. an instrument for the mechanical copying of plans, diagrams, etc., on any desired scale.
- Electricity. a device usually consisting of two parallel, hinged, double-diamond frames, for transferring current from an overhead wire to a vehicle, as a trolley car or electric locomotive.
pantograph
/ ˌpæntəˈɡræfɪk; ˈpæntəˌɡrɑːf; pænˈtɒɡrəfə /
noun
- an instrument consisting of pivoted levers for copying drawings, maps, etc, to any desired scale
- a sliding type of current collector, esp a diamond-shaped frame mounted on a train roof in contact with an overhead wire
- a device consisting of a parallelogram of jointed rods used to suspend a studio lamp so that its height can be adjusted
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Derived Forms
- panˈtography, noun
- ˌpantoˈgraphically, adverb
- pantographer, noun
- pantographic, adjective
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Other Words From
- pan·tog·ra·pher [pan-, tog, -r, uh, -fer], noun
- pan·to·graph·ic [pan-t, uh, -, graf, -ik], panto·graphi·cal adjective
- panto·graphi·cal·ly adverb
- pan·togra·phy noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pantograph1
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Example Sentences
Scheiner suggested and planned the optical experiment which bears his name, and also invented the pantograph.
The pantograph was tracing Weaver's eyelids, and then the unfeeling eyes themselves.
By moving a pantograph control, Tom was able to manipulate the claws like a hand with fingers.
The pantograph, the pendulum, the brumbo pulley, the reducing wheel.
Sylvester called an instrument based on this property a plagiograph or a skew pantograph.
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