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pentagraph

pentagraph noun: a device used in surveying composed of four flat, straight brass rules, two of which are long and are connected by a double pivot at the end to create a V shape, and two of which are short and joined by a double pivot to create another V shape pointed away from the first, with the other ends of the short rules connected at the halfway mark of the long rules, so that the entire figure creates a parallelogram.

pentagraph: a device used in surveying composed of four flat, straight brass rules, two of which are long and...
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Noun

pentagraph (plural pentagraphs)

  1. A device used in surveying composed of four flat, straight brass rules, two of which are long and are connected by a double pivot at the end to create a V shape, and two of which are short and joined by a double pivot to create another V shape pointed away from the first, with the other ends of the short rules connected at the halfway mark of the long rules, so that the entire figure creates a parallelogram.
  2. A specific sequence of five letters, especially one used collectively to represent a single phoneme.
  3. A five-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character.

Forms of pentagraph

pluralpentagraphs
alternative formpantograph

Questions about pentagraph

What does pentagraph mean?
Pentagraph means a device used in surveying composed of four flat, straight brass rules, two of which are long and are connected by a double pivot at the end to create a V shape, and two of which are short and joined by a double pivot to create another V shape pointed away from the first, with the other ends of the short rules connected at the halfway mark of the long rules, so that the entire figure creates a parallelogram.
What part of speech is pentagraph?
Pentagraph is a noun.
What is the plural of pentagraph?
The plural of pentagraph is pentagraphs.

Words near pentagraph in the dictionary

  1. pentagrammatic
  2. pentagramme
  3. pentagrammes
  4. pentagrammic
  5. pentagrams
  6. pentagraph
  7. pentagraphene
  8. pentagraphs
  9. pentagrid
  10. pentagrid converter
  11. pentagrids

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