单词 | plottable |
释义 | plottableadj. That can be plotted; spec. able to be plotted or represented on a map, chart, or plan; large enough to be so plotted. plottable accuracy n. accuracy considered in terms of the smallest feature or distance that can be plotted and distinguished. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > a plastic or graphic representation > graphic representation > drawing plans or diagrams > [adjective] > that may be plotted plottable1920 1920 Geogr. Jrnl. 56 204 Scales larger than this are usually a waste of money, assuming, as one should, that maps are drawn with no plottable error. 1961 W. C. Williams Many Loves 308 It enforces an opera that will not be superficially plottable. 1972 C. Mudie Motor Boats 116 Voyages out of sight of land only extend the distances between plottable positions and it is quite difficult nowadays to get out of range of the radio navigation beacons. 1976 S. R. Simpson Land Law & Registration viii. 145 The boundaries could only be replaced to the plottable accuracy of the map. 1984 C. H. Sissons Coll. Poems 42 They are machines with a few surprises Circulating with little ado On plottable courses. 1997 Successful Meetings (Nexis) Sept. 36 The company claims to have three million plottable locations worldwide in its database. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1920 |
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