单词 | dot |
释义 | Word Frequency dot 1(dɒt) noun 1. a small round mark made with or as with a pen, etc; spot; speck; point 2. anything resembling a dot; a small amount a dot of paint 3. the mark (˙) that appears above the main stem of the letters i,j 4. music a. the symbol (·) placed after a note or rest to increase its time value by half b. this symbol written above or below a note indicating that it must be played or sung staccato 5. mathematics, logic a. the symbol (.) indicating multiplication or logical conjunction b. a decimal point 6. the symbol (·) used, in combination with the symbol for dash (–), in the written representation of Morse and other telegraphic codes Compare dit 7. the year dot 8. on the dot verbWord forms: dots, dotting or dotted 9. (transitive) to mark or form with a dot to dot a letter a dotted crotchet 10. (transitive) to scatter or intersperse (with dots or something resembling dots) bushes dotting the plain 11. (intransitive) to make a dot or dots 12. dot one's i's and cross one's t's Derived forms dotter (ˈdotter) noun Word origin Old English dott head of a boil; related to Old High German tutta nipple, Norwegian dott, Dutch dott lumpWord Frequency dot 2(dɒt) noun civil law a woman's dowry Derived forms dotal (ˈdəʊtəl) adjective Word origin C19: from French, from Latin dōs; related to dōtāre to endow, dāre to giveWord Frequency DOTabbreviation for (in the US) Department of Transportation |
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