Dot

English Meaning

A marriage portion; dowry.

1. A tiny round mark made by or as if by a pointed instrument; a spot.
2. Such a mark used in orthography, as above an i.
3. 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.
4. A tiny amount.
5. 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.
6. Mathematics A decimal point.
7. Mathematics A symbol (·) indicating multiplication, as in 2 · 4 = 8.
8. Music A mark after a note indicating an increase in time value by half.
9. Computer Science A period, as used as in URLs and e-mail addresses, to separate strings of words, as in www.hmco.com.
10. To mark with a dot.
11. To form or make with dots.
12. To cover with or as if with dots: "Campfires, like red, peculiar blossoms, dotted the night” ( Stephen Crane).
13. To make a dot.
14. on Exactly at the appointed time; punctual or punctually: arrived at nine o'clock on the dot.
15. A woman's marriage portion; a dowry.