Used in a Sentence

plotter

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for plotter.

Editorial note

Like a plotter, effectively infinite resolution (not really infinite because of the phosphor elements being finite, but still).

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A person who plots.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of plotter gathered in one view.

noun

A person who plots.

noun

(navigation) An instrument used to mark or find the position of a vessel on a chart.

noun

(slang) An author who usually relies on a plan or outline to organize their story.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for plotter.

Example sentences

1

Like a plotter, effectively infinite resolution (not really infinite because of the phosphor elements being finite, but still).

2

Also a cutting plotter would dull very quickly cutting through corrugated so edges would not be as clean.

3

It includes the addition of photonuclear collision physics, superimposed mesh tallies, time splitting, and plotter upgrades.

4

Well, at least one can modify a rep-rap style 3d printer into a poor man's plotter...

5

It literally looks like a font designed by an engineer for a plotter, not something designed for the human eye or legibility.

6

He sold me a gutted typewriter for 10 bucks that I am turning into an xy plotter based typewriter.

7

Its one of those things which still beats an electric plotter.

8

I wrote applications to plot typographical maps using a big plotter among other graphics work.

9

I think you could just hook up an old pen plotter to your whiteboard.

10

Anyway, after I left to join the spinoff firm, I brought it into the office to run the plotter [HP DesignJet 750C].

11

I am currently building a whiteboard plotter myself, though a much larger scale.

12

I tried this once with a very large pen plotter (6' wide).

Quote examples

1

A robot that uses only 3 axis is not "five figures", it is basically a plotter and thanks to reprap you could make your own for over 300 dollars.

2

One very weak example (though I've had people on HN tell me they feel all my kind should be murdered!):I was having a mathematical block picturing a particular plane and asked in response to a story if someone could post a link to an online 3d function plotter; the response was along the line of "you moron that's the simplest possible plane to imagine" followed by 2 other helpful responses.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use plotter in a sentence?

Like a plotter, effectively infinite resolution (not really infinite because of the phosphor elements being finite, but still).

What does plotter mean?

A person who plots.

What part of speech is plotter?

plotter is commonly used as noun.