- plagiograph
- \\ˈplājēəˌgraf, -rȧf\ noun
Etymology: plagi- + -graph: a pantograph that may be set at any angle to the drawing to be copied — called also skew pantograph
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plagiograph — Pantograph Pan to*graph, n. [Panto + graph: cf. F. pantographe.] 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}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plagiograph — pla·gi·o·graph … English syllables
plagiograph — n. kind of pantograph … Dictionary of difficult words
pantagraph — Pantograph Pan to*graph, n. [Panto + graph: cf. F. pantographe.] 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}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pantograph — Pan to*graph, n. [Panto + graph: cf. F. pantographe.] 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}.] [1913 Webster] 2. An… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pentagraph — Pantograph Pan to*graph, n. [Panto + graph: cf. F. pantographe.] 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}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skew pantograph — Pantograph Pan to*graph, n. [Panto + graph: cf. F. pantographe.] 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}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Сильвестер — (James Joseph Sylvester, 1814 1897) один из замечательных математиков настоящего столетия. Род. в Лондоне. Сначала был адвокатом и актуарием, потом преподавателем физики в Лондонском унив. колледже. Сделан почетным доктором. С 1855 го года был… … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона
Pantograph — (Storchschnabel), ein Instrument, das zu einer gegebenen Figur eine ähnliche oder auch eine kongruente Figur zeichnet, wenn ein Stift desselben auf der gegebenen Figur entlang geführt wird. Der in Fig. 1 schematisch dargestellte Pantograph… … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
skew pantograph — noun : plagiograph … Useful english dictionary
