gutta
[ guht-uh ]
/ ˈgʌt ə /
noun, plural gut·tae [guht-ee] /ˈgʌt i/.
a drop, or something resembling one.
Also called drop. Architecture.
one of a series of pendent ornaments, generally in the form of a frustum of a cone, attached to the undersides of the mutules of the Doric entablature.
Origin of gutta
1350–1400; Middle English
goute, gutta < Latin
gutta a drop
Words nearby gutta
guthrun,
gutiérrez nájera,
gutless,
gutser,
gutsy,
gutta,
gutta-percha,
gutta-percha point,
guttae band,
guttat.,
guttate
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British Dictionary definitions for gutta
gutta
/ (ˈɡʌtə) /
noun plural -tae (-tiː)
architect
one of a set of small droplike ornaments, esp as used on the architrave of a Doric entablature
med (formerly used in writing prescriptions) a technical name for drop (def. 2) Abbreviation: gt
Word Origin for gutta
C16: from Latin: a drop
Medical definitions for gutta
gutta
[ gŭt′ə ]
n. pl. gut•tae (gŭt′ē′)
A drop, as of liquid medicine.