pantograph
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noun \ˈpan-tə-ˌgraf\Definition of PANTOGRAPH
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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Origin of PANTOGRAPH
French pantographe, from pant- + -graphe -graph
First Known Use: 1723
Rhymes with PANTOGRAPH
allograph, autograph, barograph, bathyscaphe, cenotaph, chronograph, circle graph, cryptograph, epigraph, epitaph, half-and-half, hectograph, holograph, homograph, hygrograph, kymograph, lithograph, logograph, micrograph, monograph, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, pictograph, polygraph, quarterstaff, seismograph, serigraph, shadowgraph, shandygaff, spectrograph, sphygmograph, telegraph, thermograph, typograph
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noun \ˈpant-ə-ˌgraf\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of PANTOGRAPH
: an instrument for copying (as from a radiograph) on a predetermined scale consisting of four light rigid bars jointed in parallelogram form
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