n.
Pronunciation: ' pan-t ə - ˌ graf
Function: noun
Etymology: French pantographe, from pant- + -graphe -graph
Date: 1723
1 : an instrument for copying something (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 \ ˌ pan-t ə - ' gra-fik \ adjective
pantograph 1