pantograph

EnglishEdit

A pantograph for drawing

An original-style diamond rail pantograph

EtymologyEdit

From French pantographe, from panto- (from Ancient Greek παντός (pantós), genitive singular of πᾶν (pân, “all”)), and -graphe (from γράφειν (gráphein, “to write”))

PronunciationEdit

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpantəɡɹɑːf/, /ˈpantəɡɹaf/

NounEdit

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 termsEdit

pantographer

Related termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

mechanical drawing aid

Czech: pantograf (cs) m
Dutch: pantograaf (nl), tekenaap m
French: pantographe (fr) m

Italian: pantografo (it) m
Russian: панто́граф (ru) m (pantógraf)
Spanish: pantógrafo (es) m

rail transport: Device that collects electric current from overhead lines

Czech: pantograf (cs) m
Dutch: (tram)beugel
Finnish: virroitin (fi)
French: pantographe (fr) m
German: Stromabnehmer (de) m

Italian: pantografo (it) m
Japanese: パンタグラフ (pantagurafu)
Polish: pantograf (pl) m
Russian: панто́граф (ru) m (pantógraf), токоприёмник (ru) m (tokoprijómnik)
Spanish: pantógrafo (es) m

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Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} pantografo
French: ^{(please verify)} pantographe (fr) m

Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} pantograf

A modern Z-shaped rail pantograph

VerbEdit

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.