1. Plural of gutta; small drops or droplets, especially of liquid.
Usage: Latin origin; used in scientific and medical contexts
2. In architecture, small ornamental drops or pendants, typically arranged in rows beneath a molding.
Usage: architectural term
3. In medicine, drops used as a unit of liquid measure for medications.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term

Examples

• The architect specified guttae along the entablature of the classical building.
• The prescription called for three guttae of the solution to be taken daily.
• Guttae of morning dew covered the spider web.
• The Doric order is characterized by rows of guttae beneath the abacus.
• The chemist measured out guttae of the reagent into the test tube.