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pantograph
[pan′təgraf′]
1 a jointed device for copying a plane figure to any desired scale.
2 a device that incorporates a pair of face bows fixed to the jaws, used for inscribing centrically related points and arcs leading to the points on segments relatable to the three craniofacial planes.

pantograph (pan´tōgraf),
n a figurative term given to a pair of face-bows fixed to both jaws and designed to inscribe centrically related points and then arcs leading to these points on segments of planes relatable to the three craniofacial planes of space. The maxillary planes are attached to the maxillary bow, and the inscribing styluses are attached to the mandibular bow.


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The tailgate opens on a pantographic hinge swinging upwards and to the front so that the person loading the vehicle is not forced to take a step backwards.
The tailgate opens on a pantographic hinge swinging upwards and to the front so the person loading the vehicle is not forced to step backwards.
Wood accordion partitions and doors are available with either a pantographic configuration (a doublewall construction) or a serpentine configuration (a single-wall construction).
 
 
 
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