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DOT
abbr.
Department of Transportation
dot 1
(dŏt)n.
1.
a. A tiny round mark made by or as if by a pointed instrument; a spot.
b. Such a mark used in orthography, as above an i.
c. The basic unit of composition for an image produced by a device that prints text or graphics on paper: a resolution of 900 dots per inch.
2. A tiny amount.
3. In Morse and similar codes, the short sound or signal used in combination with the dash and silent intervals to represent letters, numbers, or punctuation.
4. Mathematics
a. A decimal point.
b. A symbol (·) indicating multiplication, as in 2 · 4 = 8.
5. Music A mark after a note indicating an increase in time value by half.
6. Computers A period, as used as in URLs and email addresses, to separate strings of words, as in www.hmhco.com.
v. dot·ted, dot·ting, dots
v.tr.
1. To mark with a dot.
2. To form or make with dots.
3. To cover with or as if with dots: "Campfires, like red, peculiar blossoms, dotted the night" (Stephen Crane).
v.intr.
Idioms: To make a dot.
dot (one's) i's
To be thorough or painstaking in attending to details.
on/at the dot
Exactly at the appointed time; punctual or punctually: arrived at nine o'clock on the dot.
[Middle English *dot, from Old English dott, head of a boil.]
dot′ter n.
dot 2
(dŏt, dō)n.
A woman's marriage portion; a dowry.
do′tal (dōt′l) adj.
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dot
(dɒt)n
1. a small round mark made with or as with a pen, etc; spot; speck; point
2. anything resembling a dot; a small amount: a dot of paint.
3. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the mark (˙) that appears above the main stem of the letters i, j
4. (Music, other) music
a. the symbol (·) placed after a note or rest to increase its time value by half
b. this symbol written above or below a note indicating that it must be played or sung staccato
5. (Mathematics) maths logic
a. the symbol (.) indicating multiplication or logical conjunction
b. a decimal point
6. (Communications & Information) the symbol (·) used, in combination with the symbol for dash (–), in the written representation of Morse and other telegraphic codes. Compare dit
7. the year dot informal as long ago as can be remembered
8. on the dot at exactly the arranged time
vb, dots, dotting or dotted
9. (tr) to mark or form with a dot: to dot a letter; a dotted crotchet.
10. (tr) to scatter or intersperse (with dots or something resembling dots): bushes dotting the plain.
11. (intr) to make a dot or dots
12. dot one's i's and cross one's t's to pay meticulous attention to detail
[Old English dott head of a boil; related to Old High German tutta nipple, Norwegian dott, Dutch dott lump]
ˈdotter n
dot
(dɒt)n
(Law) civil law a woman's dowry
[C19: from French, from Latin dōs; related to dōtāre to endow, dāre to give]
dotal adj
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dot1
(dɒt)n., v. dot•ted, dot•ting. n.
1. a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
2. a small spot; speck.
3. a period, esp. as used in pronouncing an Internet address.
4. a small amount.
5.
a. a point placed after a musical note or rest increasing the duration by one half the value.
b. a point placed under or over a musical note indicating staccato.
6. a signal of shorter duration than a dash, used in groups along with groups of dashes and spaces to represent letters, as in Morse code.
7. an individual element in a halftone reproduction.
v.t. 8. to mark with or as if with a dot or dots.
9. to cover or sprinkle with or as if with dots.
10. to form with dots.
v.i. 11. to make a dot or dots.
Idioms: on the dot, exactly on time.
[before 1000; perhaps continuing Old English dott head of a boil, though not attested in Middle English]
dot′ter, n.
dot2
(dɒt, dɔt)n.
[1850–55; < French < Latin dōtem, acc. of dōs dowry, akin to dāre to give]
do•tal (ˈdoʊt l) adj.
DOT
Department of Transportation.
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dot
Past participle: dotted
Gerund: dotting
| Imperative |
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| dot |
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dot
To sprinkle with small pieces of an ingredient, usually fat.
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| Noun | 1. |  dot - a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots" |
| 2. | DoT - the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States FAA, Federal Aviation Agency - an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation Transportation Security Administration, TSA - an agency established in 2001 to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel U. S. Coast Guard, United States Coast Guard, US Coast Guard - an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce | |
| 3. | dot - the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code international Morse code, Morse, Morse code - a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) radiotelegraphic signal, telegraphic signal - a signal transmitted by telegraphy | |
| 4. |  dot - street name for lysergic acid diethylamideElvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, back breaker, battery-acid, window pane, acid, superman, pane, Zen, dose LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide - a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid | |
| Verb | 1. | dot - scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" |
| 2. | dot - distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" spray - scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall" spray - be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over the floor" spatter, splatter, plash, swash, splash, splosh - dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" splash, sprinkle, splosh - cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her" discharge - pour forth or release; "discharge liquids" bespangle - dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects aerosolize, aerosolise - disperse as an aerosol; "The bacteria suspension was aerosolized" | |
| 3. | dot - make a dot or dots write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet" | |
| 4. | dot - mark with a dot; "dot your `i's" mark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
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dot
noun
verb
on the dot on time, sharp, promptly, precisely, exactly (informal), spot on (informal), bang on, dead on (informal), to the minute, on the button (informal), on the nail, punctually At nine o'clock on the dot, they arrived.
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dot
nounverb
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Translations
نُقْطَةنُقْطَه
puntíktečka
prik
täplä
točka
punktur
点
점
taškastaškinistaškuotas
punkts
pika
punkt
จุด
chấm tròn nhỏ
dot
[dɒt]A. N → punto m
dots and dashes (Morse) → puntos y rayas
dot, dot, dot (Typ) → puntos suspensivos
at seven o'clock on the dot → a las siete en punto
to pay on the dot → pagar puntualmente
since the year dot (Brit) → desde los tiempos de Maricastaña
dots and dashes (Morse) → puntos y rayas
dot, dot, dot (Typ) → puntos suspensivos
at seven o'clock on the dot → a las siete en punto
to pay on the dot → pagar puntualmente
since the year dot (Brit) → desde los tiempos de Maricastaña
B. VT
1. [+ letter] → poner el punto sobre
to dot the i's and cross the t's → poner los puntos sobre las íes
see also dotted line
to dot the i's and cross the t's → poner los puntos sobre las íes
see also dotted line
2. (= scatter) → esparcir, desparramar
they are dotted about the country → están esparcidos por todo el país
dotted with flowers → salpicado de flores
they are dotted about the country → están esparcidos por todo el país
dotted with flowers → salpicado de flores
C. CPD dot command N (Comput) → instrucción f (precedida) de punto
dot prompt N (Comput) → indicación f de punto
dot prompt N (Comput) → indicación f de punto
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
dot
[ˈdɒt] n
(= spot) → point m
on the dot (= exactly)
He arrived at 9 o'clock on the dot → Il est arrivé à neuf heures pile.
on the dot of 9.50 pm → à 21h50 pile
on the dot (= exactly)
He arrived at 9 o'clock on the dot → Il est arrivé à neuf heures pile.
on the dot of 9.50 pm → à 21h50 pile
since the year dot (British) (= since a long time ago) → depuis belle lurette
(in website or email address) → point m
vt
(= be scattered across) [+ area] → être éparpillé(e) dans
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
DOT
(US) abbr of Department of Transportation → Verkehrsministerium ntdot
n
vt
to dot an i → einen i-Punkt setzen; to dot one’s i’s and cross one’s t’s (fig) → peinlich genau or penibel sein; a dotted bow tie → eine gepunktete Fliege; dotted line → punktierte Linie; to tear along the dotted line → an der or entlang der punktierten Linie abtrennen; to sign on the dotted line (fig) → seine formelle Zustimmung geben, formell zustimmen
(= sprinkle) → verstreuen; a field dotted with flowers → ein mit Blumen übersätes Feld; hotels dotted around the island → über die Insel verstreute Hotels; pictures dotted around the room → im Zimmer verteilte Bilder
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dot
[dɒt]1. n (gen) → punto; (on material) → pois m inv; (stain) → macchiolina; (in punctuation) dots → puntini mpl di sospensione; (morse) dots and dashes → punti mpl e linee fpl
on the dot (fig) → in punto
on the dot (fig) → in punto
2. vt (fig) to dot one's i's and cross one's t's → mettere i puntini sulle i
a field dotted with flowers → un campo punteggiato di fiori
they are dotted about the country → sono disseminati per il paese
a field dotted with flowers → un campo punteggiato di fiori
they are dotted about the country → sono disseminati per il paese
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dot
(dot) noun a small, round mark. She marked the paper with a dot.
ˈdotted adjective1. consisting of dots. a dotted line.
2. having dots. dotted material.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
dot
→ نُقْطَة puntík prik Punkt κουκκίδα punto täplä point točka punto 点 점 punt punkt kropka ponto точка punkt จุด nokta chấm tròn nhỏ 小圆点Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
dot
n. cúmulo, mancha.
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