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dot

The correct spelling is dot.

How to pronounce dot

/dɒt/
noun

IPA: /dɒt/

Say it like: Dot

The correct spelling is dot. A small, round spot. For example: "a dot of colour"

Usage Examples

a dot of colour

a dot of a child

His jacket was dotted with splashes of paint.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A small, round spot.
  2. 2.(grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.
  3. 3.A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.
  4. 4.A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.
  5. 5.One of the two symbols used in Morse code.

verb

  1. 1.To cover with small spots (of some liquid).
  2. 2.To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.
  3. 3.To mark by means of dots or small spots.
  4. 4.To mark or diversify with small detached objects.
  5. 5.To punch (a person).

preposition

  1. 1.Dot product of the previous vector and the following vector.

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