PANTOGRAPH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pantograph mean? 

• PANTOGRAPH (noun)
  The noun PANTOGRAPH has 1 sense:

1. mechanical device used to copy a figure or plan on a different scale

  Familiarity information: PANTOGRAPH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PANTOGRAPH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mechanical device used to copy a figure or plan on a different scale

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pantograph" is a kind of...):

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)