Thesaurus: pantograph

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1. n. An instrument for copying plans, maps, and other drawings, on the same, or on a reduced or an enlarged, scale.
2. n. mechanical device used to copy a figure or plan on a different scale
3. 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.
4. An instrument for copying plans, maps, and other drawings, onthe same, or on a reduced or an enlarged, scale. [Written alsopantagraph, and incorrectly pentagraph.] Skew pantograph, a kind ofpantograph for drawing a copy which is inclined with respect to theoriginal figure; -- also called plagiograph.
5. n. mechanical device used to copy a figure or plan on a different scale