pantograph
/ˈpæntəˌɡræf/
noun
- A device used to copy a drawing or plan on a different scale, consisting of a system of linked rods.
- The artist used a pantograph to enlarge the small sketch onto a large canvas.
- In the classroom, the teacher demonstrated how a pantograph can reduce a map to half its size.
- Engineers once relied on a pantograph to trace and scale blueprints by hand.
- A spring-loaded device on the roof of an electric train or tram that collects power from an overhead wire.
- The train's pantograph rose with a hiss to connect with the overhead cable.
- The engineer inspected the pantograph for wear before the morning run.
- When the pantograph lost contact, the tram slowed to a stop.
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