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pantograph
[ pan-tuh-graf, -grahf ]
noun
- Also 辫补苍路迟补路驳谤补辫丑. an instrument for the mechanical copying of plans, diagrams, etc., on any desired scale.
- Electricity. a device usually consisting of two parallel, hinged, double-diamond frames, for transferring current from an overhead wire to a vehicle, as a trolley car or electric locomotive.
pantograph
/ p忙n藞t蓲伞r蓹f蓹; 藢p忙nt蓹藞伞r忙f瑟k; 藞p忙nt蓹藢伞r蓱藧f /
noun
- an instrument consisting of pivoted levers for copying drawings, maps, etc, to any desired scale
- a sliding type of current collector, esp a diamond-shaped frame mounted on a train roof in contact with an overhead wire
- a device consisting of a parallelogram of jointed rods used to suspend a studio lamp so that its height can be adjusted
Derived Forms
- 辫补苍藞迟辞驳谤补辫丑测, noun
- pantographic, adjective
- pantographer, noun
- 藢辫补苍迟辞藞驳谤补辫丑颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 辫补苍路迟辞驳路谤补路辫丑别谤 [pan-, tog, -r, uh, -fer], noun
- 辫补苍路迟辞路驳谤补辫丑路颈肠 [pan-t, uh, -, graf, -ik], 辫补苍顎卼辞路驳谤补辫丑顎僫路肠补濒 adjective
- 辫补苍顎卼辞路驳谤补辫丑顎僫路肠补濒路ly adverb
- 辫补苍路迟辞驳顎价补路辫丑测 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of pantograph1
Example Sentences
As the pantograph makes and breaks contact with the line, he says, it produces sparks and electromagnetic bursts that can 鈥渄rown the entire spectrum of faint radio signals the telescope is devoted to study.鈥
Mr. Schmieder was part of a test of a third alternative: a system that feeds electricity to trucks as they drive, using wires strung above the roadway and a pantograph mounted on the cab.
A new feature is the remote-controlled raising and lowering of electric pantographs, the apparatus atop a train that connects with overhead wires.
Part of the overhead power system began to strike the pantographs, damaging the carbon strips that conduct electricity, Gallagher said.
The layout and size are fine, but its pantograph keys are really mushy and unresponsive and just don鈥檛 feel good to type on.
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