dotal


dot 1

D0350500 (dŏt)n.1. a. A tiny round mark made by or as if by a pointed instrument; a spot.b. Such a mark used in orthography, as above an i.c. The basic unit of composition for an image produced by a device that prints text or graphics on paper: a resolution of 900 dots per inch.2. A tiny amount.3. In Morse and similar codes, the short sound or signal used in combination with the dash and silent intervals to represent letters, numbers, or punctuation.4. Mathematics a. A decimal point.b. A symbol (·) indicating multiplication, as in 2 · 4 = 8.5. Music A mark after a note indicating an increase in time value by half.6. Computers A period, as used as in URLs and email addresses, to separate strings of words, as in www.hmhco.com.v. dot·ted, dot·ting, dots v.tr.1. To mark with a dot.2. To form or make with dots.3. To cover with or as if with dots: "Campfires, like red, peculiar blossoms, dotted the night" (Stephen Crane).v.intr. To make a dot.Idioms: dot (one's) i's To be thorough or painstaking in attending to details. on/at the dot Exactly at the appointed time; punctual or punctually: arrived at nine o'clock on the dot.
[Middle English *dot, from Old English dott, head of a boil.]
dot′ter n.

dot 2

D0350500 (dŏt, dō)n. A woman's marriage portion; a dowry.
[French, from Latin dōs, dōt-, dowry; see dō- in Indo-European roots.]
do′tal (dōt′l) adj.

DOT

abbr. Department of Transportation