pantograph
[pan-tuh-graf, -grahf]
- Also pantagraph. 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.
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The pantograph, the pendulum, the brumbo pulley, the reducing wheel.
Farm Engines and How to Run ThemJames H. Stephenson
Scheiner suggested and planned the optical experiment which bears his name, and also invented the pantograph.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921Thomas J. Campbell
Luke moved the pantograph pointer, again and again, until it touched Weaver's robed body.
The WorshippersDamon Francis Knight
Weaver was glad it was Luke whose hand was guiding the pantograph, not one of the bright, efficient younger generation.
The WorshippersDamon Francis Knight
The pantograph pointer moved down the side of God's nose and another wedge of stone fell in the plaza.
The WorshippersDamon Francis Knight
pantograph
- 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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