gutta

American  

[guht-uh] / ˈgʌt ə /

noun

plural

guttae

1. a drop, or something resembling one.

2. 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.

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gutta British  

/ ˈɡʌtə /

noun

1. architect one of a set of small droplike ornaments, esp as used on the architrave of a Doric entablature

2.  gt.  med (formerly used in writing prescriptions) a technical name for drop

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Etymology

Origin of gutta

1350–1400; Middle English goute, gutta < Latin gutta a drop

Example Sentences

Evolutions are always preferable to revolutions and gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2022

It was also an impressive feat, given that Terry and his teammates were hitting rubberlike gutta percha balls with handmade wooden-shafted clubs that, instead of numbers, bore names like brassie, niblick, spoon and cleek.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2021

He used a replica of the gutta percha golf ball.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021

The fact is, golf has always evolved, from the days of hickory shafted clubs and gutta percha balls to today’s big headed drivers and balls that fly far and stop fast.

From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2020

The secondary, S S, of the best gutta percha-covered wire, has 26 layers, 10 turns in each, giving for each half a total of 260 turns.

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