Pantograph

usgb/ˈpæntəɡræf/
noun

A mechanical device used to copy drawings or maps on a larger or smaller scale.

The architect used a pantograph to scale up his sketches into detailed blueprints.
Visual representation of "pantograph" - A mechanical device used to copy drawings or maps on a larger or smaller scale.

Often appears as...

  • use a pantograph
  • pantograph adjustment

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Scale Conversion

Pantograph in art or engineering relates to precisely changing the size of an image keeping proportions intact.

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She used a pantograph to reduce her design to pocket size.
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Technical Tool

A pantograph is a specialized tool, not common in everyday language, more seen in professional design spaces.

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The blueprint was perfect, thanks to the pantograph.
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Artistic Precision

Pantograph emphasizes accuracy in the replication of art or technical drawings on a different scale.

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Without a pantograph, replicating this map accurately would be tough.
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