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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
/ pænˈtɒɡrəfə; ˌpæntəˈɡræfɪk; ˈpæntəˌɡrɑːf /
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
- pantographic, adjective
- pantographer, noun
- ˌpantoˈgraphically, adverb
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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.
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The pantograph was tracing Weaver's eyelids, and then the unfeeling eyes themselves.
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By moving a pantograph control, Tom was able to manipulate the claws like a hand with fingers.
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The pantograph, the pendulum, the brumbo pulley, the reducing wheel.
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Sylvester called an instrument based on this property a plagiograph or a skew pantograph.
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