Definition of pantograph
1 : an instrument for copying something (such 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
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Origin and Etymology of pantograph
French pantographe, from pant- + -graphe -graph
First Known Use: 1723
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: 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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