dotterとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• Homophone: daughter (cot–caught merger)
• 韻: -ɒtə(ɹ)

名詞

dotter (plural dotters)

1. An instrument for drawing dots.
   • 1869, Cameron Knight, The Mechanician and Constructor for Engineers:

     Both edges of the crosshead are thus marked, the short centre lines being easily scratched with a scriber as soon as the arcs are made with a calliper, in fact, a mere dot with a dotter is sufficient.

   • 2011, Jane Symington, Karen Peppercorn, At Your Fingertips - The Nail Technician's Companion, page 289:

     These have a long fine brush and a dotter in the lid of the brush for making small dots of the paint on the nail.

派生語

• i-dotter

アナグラム

• detort, rotted