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Webster 1913 Edition
Pantograph
Pan′to-graph
,Noun.
[
Panto-
+ -graph
: cf. F. pantographe
.] An instrument for copying plans, maps, and other drawings, on the same, or on a reduced or an enlarged, scale.
[Written also
pantagraph
, and incorrectly pentagraph
.] Skew pantograph
, a kind of pantograph for drawing a copy which is inclined with respect to the original figure; – also called
plagiograph
.Webster 1828 Edition
Pantograph
PAN'TOGRAPH
,Noun.
Definition 2025
pantograph
pantograph
English
A pantograph for drawing
An original-style diamond rail pantograph
Noun
pantograph (plural pantographs)
- A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms causing two objects to move in parallel; notably as a drawing aid.
- A pantograph can be adjusted to make either scaled or exact copies.
- A pattern printed on a document to reduce the ease of photocopying.
- I was impressed by the quality of the pantograph; I hadn't noticed it on the original, but the copies were covered in unpleasant lines.
- (rail transport) A similarly-formed conductive device, now usually Z-shaped, that collects electric current from overhead lines for trains and trams.
Derived terms
Translations
mechanical drawing aid
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rail transport: Device that collects electric current from overhead lines
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A modern Z-shaped rail pantograph
Verb
pantograph (third-person singular simple present pantographs, present participle pantographing, simple past and past participle pantographed)
- To engrave by means of a pantograph (parallel linkage) system.