pentagraph

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noun

A device used in surveying composed of four flat, straight brass rules, two of which are long and are connected by a double pivot at the end to create a V shape, and two of which are short and joined by a double pivot to create another V shape pointed away from the first, with the other ends of the short rules connected at the halfway mark of the long rules, so that the entire figure creates a parallelogram.

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Meanings

nounpentagraph (plural pentagraphs)

plural pentagraphs · alternative pantograph

  1. A device used in surveying composed of four flat, straight brass rules, two of which are long and are connected by a double pivot at the end to create a V shape, and two of which are short and joined by a double pivot to create another V shape pointed away from the first, with the other ends of the short rules connected at the halfway mark of the long rules, so that the entire figure creates a parallelogram.
  2. human sciencesA specific sequence of five letters, especially one used collectively to represent a single phoneme.
  3. computingA five-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character.
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APA

pentagraph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentagraph

MLA

“pentagraph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentagraph. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentagraph,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentagraph.

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