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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pan·to·graph \\ˈpan-tə-ˌgraf\\ noun ETYMOLOGY French pantographe, from pant- + -graphe -graph DATE 1723 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 [pantograph 1] Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 pantograph panto·graph / 5pAntE^rB:f; NAmE -^rAf / noun a device used for copying a drawing in a bigger or smaller size 缩放仪；比例绘图仪 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: skew pantograph pan·to·graph I. noun also pan·ta·graph \ˈpantəˌgraf, -rȧf\ Etymology: French pantographe, from pant- + -graphe -graph 1. a. : an instrument for copying (as a map or plan) on any predetermined scale consisting of four light rigid bars adjustably jointed in parallelogram form so that as one tracing point is moved over the outline to be copied the other makes the desired copy b. : a linkwork of similar construction or a lazy-tongs device used as a reducing motion for an indicator, a parallel motion for a beam engine, or in a similar function 2. : an electrical trolley carried by a collapsible and adjustable frame [pantograph 1] II. transitive verb : to copy with a pantograph intransitive verb : to function by the use of a pantograph |
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