pantographe
French, noun/pɑ̃.tɔ.ɡʁaf/
pantographe is spelled P-A-N-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 127,906th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pantographe is a French masculine noun meaning “pantograph (mechanical drawing aid)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Instrument au moyen duquel on peut mécaniquement copier, agrandir ou réduire des dessins ou des gravures”.
What does pantographe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepantograph (mechanical drawing aid)
- 2
masculinepantograph (rail transport: device for collecting electrical current)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Instrument au moyen duquel on peut mécaniquement copier, agrandir ou réduire des dessins ou des gravures. 2. Instrument dont se servent les sculpteurs pour mettre au point les bustes, les statues. 3. Dispositif articulé qui permet à une locomotive électrique de capter le courant par frottement sur la caténaire. 4. Dispositif articulé servant de support.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pantographe
- pantographes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pantographe?
- /pɑ̃.tɔ.ɡʁaf/
- \pɑ̃.tɔ.ɡʁaf\
- [pɑ̃.tɔ.ɡʁaf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pantographe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pantographe in French?
pantographe appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).