pan|to|graph

pan|to|graph
pan|to|graph «PAN tuh graf, -grahf», noun.
1. an instrument for the mechanical copying of plans, drawings, etc., on any scale desired. It consists of a framework of slender, jointed metal rods which simultaneously reproduce a line or circle drawn by the operator.
2. an insulated, jointed framework on certain electric locomotives and some other vehicles, for conveying electric current from overhead wires to the motors.
╂[< French pantographe < Greek panto- all + graphik art of drawing or writing]

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