PANTOGRAPH


Meaning of PANTOGRAPH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpan-tə-ˌgraf ]

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 ˌpan-tə-ˈgra-fik adjective

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