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dot

1  [dot] noun, verb, dot⋅ted, dot⋅ting.
Use dot in a Sentence
–noun
1. a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
2. a minute or small spot on a surface; speck: There were dots of soot on the window sill.
3. anything relatively small or specklike.
4. a small specimen, section, amount, or portion: a dot of butter.
5. a period, esp. as used when pronouncing an Internet address.
6. Music.
a. a point placed after a note or rest, to indicate that the duration of the note or rest is to be increased one half. A double dot further increases the duration by one half the value of the single dot.
b. a point placed under or over a note to indicate that it is to be played staccato.
7. Telegraphy. 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.
8. Printing. an individual element in a halftone reproduction.
–verb (used with object)
9. to mark with or as if with a dot or dots.
10. to stud or diversify with or as if with dots: Trees dot the landscape.
11. to form or cover with dots: He dotted a line across the page.
12. Cookery. to sprinkle with dabs of butter, margarine, or the like: Dot the filling with butter.
–verb (used without object)
13. to make a dot or dots.
—Idioms
14. dot one's i's and cross one's t's, to be meticulous or precise, even to the smallest detail.
15. on the dot, Informal. precisely; exactly at the time specified: The guests arrived at eight o'clock on the dot.
16. the year dot, British Informal. very long ago.
Origin:
bef. 1000; perh. to be identified with OE dott head of a boil, though not attested in ME; cf. dottle, dit, deriv. of OE dyttan to stop up (prob. deriv. of dott); c. OHG tutta nipple

Related forms:
dotlike, adjective
dotter, noun
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Authority-ICC, MC, DOT
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dot

2  [dot, dawt]
–noun Civil Law.
dowry (def. 1).
Origin:
1850–55; < F < L dōtem, acc. of dōs dowry, akin to dāre to give

Related forms:
do⋅tal  [doht-l] , adjective

Dot

  [dot]
–noun
a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.

DOT

 
1. Department of Transportation.
2. Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
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dot 1   (dŏt)   
n.  

    1. A tiny round mark made by or as if by a pointed instrument; a spot.

    2. Such a mark used in orthography, as above an i.

    3. 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.

    4. A decimal point.

    5. A symbol (·) indicating multiplication, as in 2 · 4 = 8.

  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

    1. A decimal point.

    2. 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. Computer Science A period, as used as in URLs and e-mail addresses, to separate strings of words, as in www.hmco.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.
To make a 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.

[French, from Latin dōs, dōt-, dowry; see dō- in Indo-European roots.]
do'tal (dōt'l) adj.
DOT  
abbr.  Department of Transportation
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

dot 
O.E. dott "speck, head of a boil," perhaps related to tit "nipple." Known from a single source c.1000; the word reappeared with modern meaning "mark" c.1530; not common until 18c. Morse telegraph sense is from 1838. On the dot "punctual" is 1909, in reference to a clock dial face. Dot-matrix first attested 1975.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

DOT

See Designated Order Turnaround.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: DOT
Function: abbreviation
Department of Transportation —see also the IMPORTANT AGENCIES section
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dot
Pronunciation: 'dät
Function: noun
: a small spot or speck —see MAURER'S DOTS SCHUFFNER'S DOTS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

dot 1 (dŏt)
n.
A tiny round mark made by or as if by a pointed instrument; a spot.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Computing Dictionary

dot character
decimal point.
See also dot file, dot notation.
(1995-03-14)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Idioms & Phrases

dot

In addition to the idiom beginning with dot, also see on the dot; sign on the dotted line.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
DOT

  1. death on [the operating] table

  2. Department of Transportation

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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