dot
/dɒt/
A small, round spot; A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period
- plural
- dots
Meanings
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A small, round spot
What do these dots represent on the map?
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
We'll follow the plan to the dot.
Tatoeba · DJ_Saidez · CC BY 2.0 FR
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A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period
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A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes
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A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċrare
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In musical notation, a symbol in the form of a small point placed after a note, indicating that its duration is to be augmented by 50%rare
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One of the two symbols used in Morse coderare
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A lump or clotrare
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Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimenrare
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A dot ballrare
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buckshot, projectile from a "dotty" or shotgunrare