dot
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- noun
- /dɑt/
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punto
- It looks like a bunch of white dots on a black background.
- connect the dots
- a black dot
- a line of dots
Shine the light on a three nanometer dot and it'll glow green.
- Shine the light on a three nanometer dot and it'll glow green.
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Examples
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OK, so one dot here, one dot here there.
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I would tend to connect that dot to the other dot.
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I just spread it out, make the small dot take up more room.
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A dot in the corner.
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No one notices the white, just the black dot on the paper.
Academic text (2013) -
So I'm just going to literally put a dot on each spot.
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OK, so I'm going to put just a few dots around the face.
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The screen instantly changed to show a tiny white dot near a cluster of buildings.
Fiction book (1991) -
There's like tiny little white dots all over my face.
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He carefully placed a dot of paint on the canvas to create a focal point.
Synonyms
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A small dot that separates whole numbers from decimals
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A small round mark on a surface, for example on a card or dice
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A very small spot or amount of something
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A very small spot that stands out on a surface
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A very small exact moment or place
Idioms
- Informal
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To pay careful attention to small details when finishing a task
Compounds
- Texting
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A company that does most of its business on the internet with a website ending in .com
- Texting
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A company that does most of its business online, often with a website ending in .com
- Texting
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A business that does most of its work online and uses a website ending in .com
- Specialized
A number made by multiplying pairs of numbers from two lists and adding them
- Specialized
A small raised dot used to show multiplication in math, often instead of the letter x
How Small
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dot comes from an old English word dott meaning 'small lump' or 'spot', so a dot is simply a very small round mark, like the spots on a ladybug.