dot

21 ENTRIES FOUND:

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noun \ˈdät\

Definition of DOT

1
: a small spot : speck
2
: 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

Origin of DOT

Middle English *dot, from Old English dott head of a boil; akin to Old High German tutta nipple
First Known Use: 1674

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