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Pantography

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pan⋅to⋅graph

[pan-tuh-graf, -grahf]
–noun
1. Also, pantagraph. an instrument for the mechanical copying of plans, diagrams, etc., on any desired scale.
2. 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.

Origin:
1715–25; panto- + -graph


pan⋅tog⋅ra⋅pher [pan-tog-ruh-fer] , noun
pan⋅to⋅graph⋅ic [pan-tuh-graf-ik] , pan⋅to⋅graph⋅i⋅cal, adjective
pan⋅to⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
pan⋅tog⋅ra⋅phy, noun
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Main Entry: pan·to·graph
Pronunciation: 'pant-&-"graf
Function: noun
: an instrument for copying (as from a radiograph) on a predeterminedscale consisting of four light rigid bars jointed in parallelogram form
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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