pantograph
(noun) mechanical device used to copy a figure or plan on a different scale
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pantograph (plural pantographs)
A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms causing two objects to move in parallel; notably as a drawing aid.
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.
(rail transport) A similarly-formed conductive device, now usually Z-shaped, that collects electric current from overhead lines for trains and trams.
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.
Source: Wiktionary
Pan"to*graph, n. Etym: [Panto- + -graph: cf. F. pantographe.]
Definition: An instrument for copying plans, maps, and other drawings, on the same, or on a reduced or an enlarged, scale. [Written also pantagraph, and incorrectly pentagraph.] Skew pantograph, a kind of pantograph for drawing a copy which is inclined with respect to the original figure; -- also called plagiograph.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
