pantograph

[ pan-tuh-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˈpæn təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

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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.

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Origin of pantograph

First recorded in 1715–25; panto- + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM pantograph

pan·tog·ra·pher

[pan-tog-ruh-fer], /pænˈtɒg rə fər/, nounpan·to·graph·ic

[pan-tuh-graf-ik], /ˌpæn təˈgræf ɪk/, pan·to·graph·i·cal, adjectivepan·to·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbpan·tog·ra·phy, noun

Words nearby pantograph

pantile, pantisocracy, pant leg, panto, pantofle, pantograph, pantology, pantomime, pantomimist, pantonal, pantonality

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How to use pantograph in a sentence

Scheiner suggested and planned the optical experiment which bears his name, and also invented the pantograph.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell
The pantograph was tracing Weaver's eyelids, and then the unfeeling eyes themselves.
The Worshippers|Damon Francis Knight
By moving a pantograph control, Tom was able to manipulate the claws like a hand with fingers.
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X|Victor Appleton
The pantograph, the pendulum, the brumbo pulley, the reducing wheel.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them|James H. Stephenson

Sylvester called an instrument based on this property a plagiograph or a skew pantograph.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pantograph

pantograph

/ (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

Derived forms of pantograph

pantographer (pænˈtɒɡrəfə), nounpantographic (ˌpæntəˈɡræfɪk), adjectivepantographically, adverbpantography, noun

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