Gutta

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Architecture One of a series of small ornaments in the shape of truncated cones used on a Doric entablature.
  • n. Pharmacology A drop, as of liquid medicine.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small water-repelling, cone-shaped projection used in the architrave of the Doric order in classical architecture.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A drop.
  • n. One of a series of ornaments, in the form of a frustum of a cone, attached to the lower part of the triglyphs, and also to the lower faces of the mutules, in the Doric order; -- called also campana, and drop.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A drop; specifically, in architecture, one of a series of pendent ornaments, generally in the form of the frustum of a cone, but sometimes cylindrical, attached to the under side of the mutules and regulæ of the Doric entablature.
  • n. In pharmacy, a drop: usually, and in prescriptions, written gt., plural gtt.
  • n. In zoology, a small spot, generally of a round or oval form, and not differing much in shade from the ground-color, as if made by a drop of water; any small color-spot, especially when guttiform.
  • n. Same as guttapercha.
  • n. A colorless pulverulent compound, C10H16, contained in gutta-percha. It begins to melt at 180° C., and loses its flexibility on exposure to air and light.
  • Word Usage
    "Guttate is from the Latin word gutta, meaning "drop"."
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    Campana    drop   
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    drop   
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