microdot

[ mahy-kruh-dot ]

noun
  1. a photograph reduced to the size of a printed period, used especially to transmit messages, photographs, drawings, etc.

verb (used with object),mi·cro·dot·ted, mi·cro·dot·ting.
  1. to make a microdot of.

Origin of microdot

1
First recorded in 1945–50; micro- + dot1

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British Dictionary definitions for microdot

microdot

/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌdɒt) /


noun
  1. a microcopy about the size of a pinhead, used esp in espionage

  2. a tiny tablet containing LSD

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