| 释义 |
plotter
plot P0378600 (plŏt)n.1. a. A small piece of ground, generally used for a specific purpose: a garden plot.b. A measured area of land; a lot.2. A ground plan, as for a building; a diagram.3. See graph1.4. The pattern or sequence of interrelated events in a work of fiction, as a novel or film.5. A secret plan to accomplish a hostile or illegal purpose; a scheme.v. plot·ted, plot·ting, plots v.tr.1. To represent graphically, as on a chart: plot a ship's course.2. Mathematics a. To locate (points or other figures) on a graph by means of coordinates.b. To draw (a curve) connecting points on a graph.3. To write or develop the plot of: "I began plotting novels at about the time I learned to read" (James Baldwin).4. To form a plot for; prearrange secretly or deviously: plot an assassination.v.intr.1. To form or take part in a plot; scheme: were plotting for months before the attack.2. To write or develop the plot for a work of fiction: A good mystery writer must plot well.
[Middle English, from Old English.]
plot′less adj.plot′less·ness n.plot′ter n.plotter (ˈplɒtə) n1. (Navigation) an instrument for plotting lines or angles on a chart2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who plots; conspiratorplot•ter (ˈplɒt ər)
n. 1. a person or thing that plots. 2. an instrument, as a protractor, for plotting lines and measuring angles on a chart. 3. a type of computer printer that draws a graphical representation on paper with one or more attached pens. [1580–90] plotterA device for drawing a two-dimensional graphic output from a computer on paper.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  plotter - a planner who draws up a personal scheme of actionschemerangler - a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantagecontriver, deviser, planner - a person who makes planspolitician - a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways | | 2. |  plotter - a clerk who marks data on a chart mapperclerk - an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) | | 3. |  plotter - a member of a conspiracy coconspirator, conspirator, machinatorconfederacy, conspiracy - a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purposecriminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime | | 4. | plotter - an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or picturescomputer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automaticallyinstrument - a device that requires skill for proper use |
plotternoun conspirator, architect, intriguer, planner, conspirer, strategist, conniver, Machiavellian, schemer, cabalist the chief plotter behind the unsuccessful coup attemptTranslationscospiratoreperiferica per disegno tecnicoplottertracciatore
IdiomsSeeplotplotter
plotter[′pläd·ər] (engineering) A visual display or board on which a dependent variable is graphed by an automatically controlled pen or pencil as a function of one or more variables. plotter (hardware)A device that uses one or more pens that can beraised, lowered and moved over the printing media to drawgraphics or text.
The heart of the plotter is the printer head assembly,consisting of a horizontal bar and, attached to it, the headassembly holding the pen in use. The pen can be positionedhorizontally by moving the pen assembly along the bar.Vertical positioning is achieved by either moving the bar(stationary page plotter) or the paper (rolling page plotter).Combinations of horizontal and vertical movement are used todraw arbitrary lines and curves in a single action, incontrast to printers which usually scan horizontally acrossthe page.
Colour plots can be made by using more than one pen. Olderplotters required a separate pen for each colour and the penshad to be changed by hand. Modern colour plotters usually useonly four pens (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, see CMYK)and need no human intervention to change them.
Monochromatic plotters have been largely phased out by laser printers except when large paper size is needed, e.g. inCAD.plotterA graphics printer that draws images with ink pens. Plotters actually draw point-to-point lines directly from vector graphics files. The plotter was the first computer output device that could print graphics as well as accommodate full-size engineering and architectural drawings. Using multiple colored pens, plotters were also able to print in color long before inkjet printers became an alternative. See drum plotter, flatbed plotter, electrostatic plotter and inkjet printer.
 | | Drum and Flatbed Plotters |
|---|
| Both types of plotters actually "draw" the images. The drum plotter (left) wraps the paper around a drum with pin feeds. It moves the paper back and forth for one direction of the plot. The pens move across the paper, creating the other axis. The bed of the flatbed unit (right) determines the maximum size of the total drawing. |
 | | Drawing Pens |
|---|
| Pen plotters use drawing pens that provide infinite resolution, because the lines are actually drawn. All other printing devices print dots. |
plotter
Related to plotter: graph plotterSynonyms for plotternoun conspiratorSynonyms- conspirator
- architect
- intriguer
- planner
- conspirer
- strategist
- conniver
- Machiavellian
- schemer
- cabalist
Synonyms for plotternoun a planner who draws up a personal scheme of actionSynonymsRelated Words- angler
- contriver
- deviser
- planner
- politician
noun a clerk who marks data on a chartSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a member of a conspiracySynonyms- coconspirator
- conspirator
- machinator
Related Words- confederacy
- conspiracy
- criminal
- crook
- felon
- malefactor
- outlaw
noun an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or picturesRelated Words- computer
- computing device
- computing machine
- data processor
- electronic computer
- information processing system
- instrument
|