Associations to the word «Pantograph»

Wiktionary

PANTOGRAPH, noun. A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms causing two objects to move in parallel; notably as a drawing aid.
PANTOGRAPH, noun. A pattern printed on a document to reduce the ease of photocopying.
PANTOGRAPH, noun. (rail transport) A similarly-formed conductive device, now usually Z-shaped, that collects electric current from overhead lines for trains and trams.
PANTOGRAPH, verb. To engrave by means of a pantograph (parallel linkage) system.

Dictionary definition

PANTOGRAPH, noun. Mechanical device used to copy a figure or plan on a different scale.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca