PANTOGRAPH


Meaning of PANTOGRAPH in English

[pan.to.graph] n [F pantographe, fr. pant- + -graphe -graph] (1723) 1: an instrument for copying (as a map) on a predetermined scale consisting of four light rigid bars jointed in parallelogram form; also: any of various extensible devices of similar construction (as for use as brackets or gates)

2: an electrical trolley carried by a collapsible and adjustable frame -- pan.to.graph.ic adj

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