WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pan•to•graph
(pan′tə graf′, -gräf′),USA pronunciation n.
pan•tog•ra•pher
(pan tog′rə fər),USA pronunciation n.
pan•to•graph•ic
(pan′tə graf′ik),USA pronunciation pan′to•graph′i•cal, adj.
pan′to•graph′i•cal•ly, adv.
pan•tog′ra•phy, n.
- Also, pantagraph. an instrument for the mechanical copying of plans, diagrams, etc., on any desired scale.
- Electricitya 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.
- 1715–25; panto- + -graph
pan•tog′ra•phy, n.
'pantographic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):