microdot
[ mahy-kruh-dot ]
/ ˈmaɪ krəˌdɒt /
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noun
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.
to make a microdot of.
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For example, taking a 24 by 24 printed sheet and microdot reducing it to less than the area of a postage stamp.
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyYou personally have no familiarity with microdot reduction of some image?
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyIs the term "microdot printing" or lithographing familiar to you?
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyIs there any work done at Jaggars-Chile-Stovall with the use of microdot?
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for microdot
microdot
/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌdɒt) /
noun
a microcopy about the size of a pinhead, used esp in espionage
a tiny tablet containing LSD
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