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dot
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/ dɒt /
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noun
verb (used with object), dot·ted, dot·ting.
verb (used without object), dot·ted, dot·ting.
to make a dot or dots.
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Idioms about dot
Origin of dot
1First recorded before 1000; perhaps to be identified with Old English dott “head of a boil,” though not attested in Middle English; cf. dottle, dit, derivative of Old English dyttan “to stop up” (probably derivative of dott ); cognate with Old High German tutta “nipple”
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dotlike, adjectivedotter, nounWords nearby dot
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Other definitions for dot (2 of 4)
Origin of dot
2First recorded in 1820–25; from French, from Latin dōtem, accusative of dōs “dowry,” akin to dare “to give”
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do·tal [doht-l], /ˈdoʊt l/, adjectiveOther definitions for dot (3 of 4)
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British Dictionary definitions for dot (1 of 2)
dot1
/ (dɒt) /
noun
verb dots, dotting or dotted
Derived forms of dot
dotter, nounWord Origin for dot
Old English dott head of a boil; related to Old High German tutta nipple, Norwegian dott, Dutch dott lump
British Dictionary definitions for dot (2 of 2)
dot2
/ (dɒt) /
noun
civil law a woman's dowry
Derived forms of dot
dotal (ˈdəʊtəl), adjectiveWord Origin for dot
C19: from French, from Latin dōs; related to dōtāre to endow, dāre to give
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Scientific definitions for dot
dot
[ dŏt ]
A symbol (·) indicating multiplication, as in 2 · 4 = 8. It is used to indicate the dot product of vectors, for example A · B.
A period, as used as in URLs and e-mail addresses, to separate strings of words, as in www.hmco.com.
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