
Pantograph
Scale Conversion
Pantograph in art or engineering relates to precisely changing the size of an image keeping proportions intact.
She used a pantograph to reduce her design to pocket size.
Technical Tool
A pantograph is a specialized tool, not common in everyday language, more seen in professional design spaces.
The blueprint was perfect, thanks to the pantograph.
Artistic Precision
Pantograph emphasizes accuracy in the replication of art or technical drawings on a different scale.
Without a pantograph, replicating this map accurately would be tough.
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