pantograph
UK/ˈpantəɡɹɑːf/
pantograph noun: a mechanical linkage based on parallelograms causing two objects to move in parallel; notably as a drawing aid.
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Noun
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.
- Synonyms:
- lazy tongs, omnigraph
- By extension, a structure of crosswise bars linked in such a way that it can extend and compress like an accordion, such as in a pantograph mirror or a scissor lift.
- 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.
- A similarly-formed conductive device, now usually Z-shaped, that collects electric current from overhead lines for trains and trams.
Verb
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.
pantograph meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Arabic and Indonesian
pantograph in Tamil
- படம் பதி கருவி, படிவரையி, படுசெய்வதற்கான கம்பி வரைபடம், வரைவுப்பெருக்கி, இணைகரப் பெருக்கி, உருள் தண்டுச் சட்டமைப்பு
pantograph in Kannada
- ವಿದ್ಯುದ್ವಾಹಕ ಚೌಕಟ್ಟು
pantograph in Arabic
- mechanical drawing aid
- مِنْسَاخ minsāḵ
- rail transport: device that collects electric current from overhead lines
- سَنْجَة تَوْصِيل
pantograph in Indonesian
- rail transport: device that collects electric current from overhead lines
- pantograf
Synonyms of pantograph
Forms of pantograph
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pantographs |
| alternative form (archaic) | pentegraph |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pantographs |
| present participle | pantographing |
| past participle | pantographed |
| past | pantographed |
Origin of pantograph
From French pantographe, from panto- (from Ancient Greek παντός (pantós), genitive singular of πᾶν (pân, “all”)), and -graphe (from γράφειν (gráphein, “to write”)).
Words formed from pantograph
Questions about pantograph
- What does pantograph mean?
- Pantograph means a mechanical linkage based on parallelograms causing two objects to move in parallel; notably as a drawing aid.
- What is pantograph in Tamil?
- Pantograph in Tamil is படம் பதி கருவி, படிவரையி, படுசெய்வதற்கான கம்பி வரைபடம். See Pantograph meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pantograph?
- Pantograph can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce pantograph?
- Pantograph is pronounced /ˈpantəɡɹɑːf/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pantograph?
- The plural of pantograph is pantographs.
Words near pantograph in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pantograph (page history and authors); pantograph (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pantograph (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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