plot

(plŏt)

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.

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plotter

(ˈplɒtə)

1. (Navigation) an instrument for plotting lines or angles on a chart

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who plots; conspirator

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plot•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]

plotter

A device for drawing a two-dimensional graphic output from a computer on paper.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	plotter - a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action schemer angler - a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage contriver, deviser, planner - a person who makes plans politician - 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 mapper clerk - an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
	3.	plotter - a member of a conspiracy coconspirator, conspirator, machinator confederacy, conspiracy - a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose criminal, 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 pictures computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically instrument - a device that requires skill for proper use

plotter

noun conspirator, architect, intriguer, planner, conspirer, strategist, conniver, Machiavellian, schemer, cabalist the chief plotter behind the unsuccessful coup attempt

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Translations

cospiratore periferica per disegno tecnico plotter tracciatore

plotter

¹ [ˈplɒtəʳ] N (= conspirator) → conspirador(a) m/f

plotter

² [ˈplɒtəʳ] N (Comput) → trazador m (de gráficos)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

plotter

[ˈplɒtə^r] n

(= conspirator) → conspirateur/trice m/f

(COMPUTING) → traceur m

plotter

n → Verschwörer(in) m(f)

plotter

n (Comput) → Plotter m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

plotter

[ˈplɒtəʳ] n

a. (conspirator) → cospiratore/trice

b. (Naut, Comput) → plotter m inv