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pantograph

N อุปกรณ์ คัดลอก  u-pa-kon-kad-lok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PANTOGRAPH

n.[Gr. all, and to describe. ] A mathematical instrument so formed as to copy any sort of drawing or design.

 

PANTOGRAPHIC, PANTOGRAPHICAL

a.Pertaining to a pantograph; performed by a pantograph.

 

PANTOGRAPHY

n.General description; view of an entire thing.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PANTOGRAPH

Pan "to *graph, n. Etym: [Panto- + -graph: cf. F. pantographe.]

 

Defn: 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.

 

PANTOGRAPHIC; PANTOGRAPHICAL

Pan `to *graph "ic, Pan `to *graph "ic *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F.pantographique.]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to a pantograph; relating to pantography.

 

PANTOGRAPHY

Pan *tog "ra *phy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pantographie.]

 

Defn: A general description; entire view of an object.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pantograph

pan to graph |ˈpantəˌgraf ˈpæn (t )əˌɡræf | noun 1 an instrument for copying a drawing or plan on a different scale by a system of hinged and jointed rods. 2 a jointed framework conveying a current to a train, streetcar, or other electric vehicle from overhead wires. DERIVATIVES pan to graph ic |ˌpantəˈgrafik |adjective ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from panto- all, universal + Greek -graphos writing.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pantograph

panto |graph |ˈpantəgrɑːf | 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 a train, tram, or other electric vehicle from overhead wires. DERIVATIVES pantographic |-ˈgrafɪk |adjective ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from panto- all, universal + Greek -graphos writing .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pantograph

pan to graph /pǽntəɡræ̀f |-ɡrɑ̀ːf /名詞 C 1 パンタグラフ 〘電車の集電器 〙.2 写図器, 縮図器 .