pantograph

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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)

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. (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

• bow collector
• trolley pole

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

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

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

• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} pantograf

A modern Z-shaped rail pantograph

Further readingEdit

• pantograph on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pantograph (rail) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pantographs on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

VerbEdit

pantograph (third-person singular simple present pantographs, present participle pantographing, simple past and past participle pantographed)

1. To engrave by means of a pantograph (parallel linkage) system.

Further readingEdit

• http://glossary.ippaper.com/default.asp?req=knowledge/article/243