縮しゅく図ず器き

noun

pantograph (drawing instrument)

A mechanical device for copying a drawing or map to a different scale. Rare term; the loanword パンタグラフ is more common in modern Japanese.

See also: パンタグラフ

• 昔むかしの製せい図ず室しつには縮しゅく図ず器きが置おいてあった。

  In old drafting rooms, there used to be a pantograph.