Main Entry:

¹dot

Pronunciation:

\ˈdät\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English *dot, from Old English dott head of a boil; akin to Old High German tutta nipple

Date:

1674

1: a small spot : speck2: a small round mark: as a (1): a small point made with a pointed instrument <a dot on the chart marked the ship's position> (2): a small round mark used in orthography or punctuation <put a dot over the i> b: a centered point used as a multiplication sign (as in 6 · 5 = 30) c (1): a point after a note or rest in music indicating augmentation of the time value by one half (2): a point over or under a note indicating that it is to be played staccato 3: a precise point especially in time <arrived at six on the dot>4: a short click or buzz forming a letter or part of a letter (as in the Morse code)5: a point used to separate components of an address on the Internet