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dol

[dohl]
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noun

a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
Compare dolorimetry.

Origin of dol

1945–50; < Latin dol(or) pain

DOL

Department of Labor.

dol.

Music. dolce.
dollar.
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Examples from the Web for dol

Historical Examples of dol

  • Dol Kenor will correlate power and electricity to and with the fields.

    Spacehounds of IPC

    Edward Elmer Smith

  • When one first comes to Dol in Brittany he is in a quandary.

    Rambles in Brittany

    Francis Miltoun

  • There is also an old tower dating from 1016, built by Gingoneus, a bishop of Dol.

    Rambles in Brittany

    Francis Miltoun

  • The towns of Dol and Rennes are next passed, and Dinan is besieged.

    Normandy

    G. E. Mitton

  • Then comes a humble voice from the dark: Gif me dol an half.

British Dictionary definitions for dol

dol

noun

a unit of pain intensity, as measured by dolorimetry

Word Origin for dol

C20: by shortening, from Latin dolor pain

dol.

abbreviation for

music dolce
plural dols dollar
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Word Origin and History for dol
n.

unit of intensity of pain, 1947, from Latin dolor "pain."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
dol in Medicine

dol

[dōl]

n.

A unit for the measurement of the intensity of pain.
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