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Dot

noun/ᵻlˈɛkʃənˌɛɹi/
Definition
a very small circular shape
the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ᵻlˈɛkʃənˌɛɹi/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈɒt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈɒt/
1 syllable Say it as /ᵻlˈɛkʃənˌɛɹi/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna very small circular shape
“a row of points”
nounthe United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
nounthe shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
nounstreet name for lysergic acid diethylamide
verbscatter or intersperse like dots or studs
“Hills constellated with lights”
verbdistribute loosely
“He scattered gun powder under the wagon”
verbmake a dot or dots
verbmark with a dot
“dot your `i's”
Word Forms
pointverbmark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
dotverbmark with a dot
dotnouna very small circular shape
studnounornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
constellationnounan arrangement of parts or elements
scatternounthe act of scattering
sprinklingnouna small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
dustnounfree microscopic particles of solid material
dispersiveadjectivespreading by diffusion
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Punkt
eine sehr kleine Kreisform
🇫🇷French
point
une très petite forme circulaire
🇪🇸Spanish
punto
una forma circular muy pequeña
🇮🇹Italian
punto
una forma circolare molto piccola
🇳🇱Dutch
punt
een zeer kleine cirkelvorm
🇵🇹Portuguese
ponto
uma forma circular muito pequena
🇷🇺Russian
точка
очень маленькая круглая форма
India
🇮🇳Hindi
डॉट
एक बहुत छोटी गोलाकार आकृति
🇧🇩Bengali
বিন্দু
একটি খুব ছোট বৃত্তাকার আকৃতি
🇮🇳Tamil
புள்ளி
மிகச் சிறிய வட்ட வடிவம்
🇮🇳Telugu
చుక్క
చాలా చిన్న వృత్తాకార ఆకారం
🇮🇳Marathi
बिंदू
एक अतिशय लहान गोलाकार आकार
🇮🇳Gujarati
બિંદુ
ખૂબ નાનો ગોળાકાર આકાર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಚುಕ್ಕೆ
ಬಹಳ ಚಿಕ್ಕ ವೃತ್ತಾಕಾರದ ಆಕಾರ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഡോട്ട്
വളരെ ചെറിയ വൃത്താകൃതി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬਿੰਦੀ
ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਛੋਟਾ ਗੋਲ ਆਕਾਰ
🇵🇰Urdu
ڈاٹ
ایک بہت چھوٹی گول شکل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
一个非常小的圆形
🇯🇵Japanese
ドット
非常に小さな円形
🇰🇷Korean
아주 작은 원형 모양
🇻🇳Vietnamese
dấu chấm
một hình tròn rất nhỏ
🇹🇭Thai
จุด
รูปร่างกลมเล็กมาก
🇵🇭Filipino
tuldok
isang napakaliit na bilog na hugis
🇲🇾Malay
titik
bentuk bulat yang sangat kecil
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
نقطة
شكل دائري صغير جداً
🇮🇷Persian
نقطه
یک شکل دایره ای بسیار کوچک
🇹🇷Turkish
nokta
çok küçük dairesel bir şekil
🇮🇱Hebrew
נְקוּדָה
צורה עגולה קטנה מאוד
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dot'?
The primary meaning of 'dot' is 'a very small circular shape'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dot' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dot' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dot' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dot' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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