Dot meaning
The definition of a dot is a very small spot or mark or a spot, period or mark used in letters or for punctuation.
An example of a dot is the period at the end of this sentence.
An example of a dot is the spot above a lower case i.
noun
To mark with a dot.
verb
A tiny spot, speck, or mark, esp. one made with or as with a pointed object.
noun
Dot is defined as to add a small spot to something.
An example of dot is using a pen to add a mark to the top of a lower case j.
verb
A tiny amount.
noun
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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.
noun
(music) A mark after a note indicating an increase in time value by half.
noun
(computers) A period, as used as in URLs and e-mail addresses, to separate strings of words, as in www.hmhbooks.com .
noun
To form or make with dots.
verb
To cover with or as if with dots.
verb
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To make a dot.
verb
A woman's marriage portion; a dowry.
noun
Department of Transportation.
abbreviation
A point used in orthography or punctuation.
- The mark placed above an i or j in writing or printing.
- A period, as in a Web address.
noun
Any small, round spot.
Polka dots.
noun
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(telegraphy) A short sound or click, as in Morse code.
noun
To mark with or as with a dot.
verb
To make or form with dots.
A dotted line.
verb
To cover with or as with dots; appear as dotlike parts in.
Gas stations dotted the landscape.
verb
To make a dot or dots.
verb
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A woman's marriage dowry.
noun
Department of Transportation.
abbreviation
A symbol (·) indicating multiplication, as in 2 · 4 = 8. It is used to indicate the dot product of vectors, for example A · B .
A period, as used as in URLs and e-mail addresses, to separate strings of words, as in www.hmco.com .
(1) A tiny round, rectangular or square spot that is one element in a matrix, which is used to display or print a graphics or text image. See dot matrix .
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The shorter of the two signal elements in Morse code telegraphy, created by closing an electrical circuit with a mechanical key for a short period of time. A dot is audible as a brief click or buzz, called a dit by radiotelegraph operators, and is graphically represented as a small round mark. See also dash, Morse code, and telegraph.
Marion Estelle Edison (1873
dot (one's) i's
- To be thorough or painstaking in attending to details.
idiom
on
- Exactly at the appointed time; punctual or punctually:Arrived at nine o'clock on the dot.
idiom
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connect the dots
- to put discrete or seemingly unrelated pieces of information together to form a theory, explanation, etc.
idiom
dot one's i's and cross one's t's
- to be minutely correct or detailed in doing or saying something
idiom
on the dot
- at the exact time or point
idiom
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of dot
- French from Latin dōs dōt- dowry dō- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English dot from Old English dott head of a boil
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition