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gutta

/guht-uh/US // ˈgʌt ə //UK // (ˈɡʌtə) //

古塔,古特

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    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.

Examples

  • Mackintoshes, vulcanized india-rubber, gutta-percha, and gossamer dust-coats unknown then.

  • May I recommend to H. Henderson the use of gutta percha, instead of glass, for that purpose?

  • Sheet gutta percha is now very cheap, and the baths are most easily made.

  • Many of the unpleasant markings in collodion pictures may have their origin in the gutta percha.

  • We consider glass baths are much superior to gutta percha in every respect.