pantograph


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pantograph/ˈpantəɡrɑːf/
noun
  • 1 an instrument for copying a plan or drawing on a different scale by a system of hinged and jointed rods.
  • 2 a jointed framework conveying a current to an electric train or tram from overhead wires.
– derivatives
pantographic adjective.
– origin C18: from panto- + Gk -graphos ‘writing’.
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