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pantograph
noun
- a mechanical device for reproducing a map, drawing, etc. on the same or a different scale, consisting of a framework of jointed rods in a roughly parallelogram form
- any similar framework, as an extensible arm for a telephone, a trolley on an electric locomotive, etc.
Related Forms:
- pantographic adjective
See pantograph in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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