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pantographic, a.|pæntəʊˈgræfɪk|
Also (in sense 1) erron. penta-, panta-.
1. [f. as prec. + ] Pertaining to or of the nature of a pantograph. In quot. 1759 fig. Reproducing copies like the pantograph.
1759Sterne Tr. Shandy I. xxiii, From the honourable devices which the Pentagraphic Brethren of the brush have shewn in taking copies. 1875Knight Dict. Mech. s.v., A system of connected pantographic levers. 1890W. J. Gordon Foundry 175 The prettiest process of all is the pantagraphic one;..The tiny fingers scratching so quietly and humanly the long cylinder of copper once seen will never be forgotten.
2. [f. panto- + Gr. γραϕικός graphic.] ? Able to write in every language or character. nonce-use.
1801W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. XII. 583 The author is polyglottic as the hydra, pantographic as Fry's letter-foundery. |