Meaning & use
Pantographs
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Devices with a jointed, hinged framework used either to copy drawings at a different scale or to transmit electrical power to a vehicle, such as a train, from overhead wires.
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The engineer used a pantograph to enlarge the blueprint onto a larger sheet.
Electric trains draw power through pantographs mounted on the roof of each car.
A note on using this word
The same word describes two very different tools: a drawing instrument for scaling images and the roof-mounted arm that connects trains to overhead electrical lines.
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