See Also: masticate(medicine)
masticate(dictionary)
masticate(dictionary)

pantograph (iou) and masticate (oh)


pantograph (iou)



pantograph noun. . E18.
[from PANTO- + -GRAPH.]
An instrument for mechanically copying a diagram etc., esp. on a different scale, consisting of a jointed adjustable parallelogram with tracing points at opposite corners. E18.
A jointed self-adjusting framework on the top of an electric vehicle for conveying the current from overhead wires. E20.
pan'tographer noun (a) = PANTOGRAPH 1; (b) a person who produces diagrams etc. with a pantograph: M18.
panto'graphic adjective M18.
panto'graphical adjective E19.
panto'graphically adverb L19.
pan'tography noun (rare) (a) complete description; (b) use of a pantograph: E19.

masticate (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Late Latin; Origin: , past participle of masticare, from Greek mastichan 'to press the teeth together']
formal to chew Food
-- mastication /7mAstZ5keIFEn/ n [U]