dotted

[ dot-id ]
/ ˈdɒt ɪd /

adjective

marked with a dot or dots.
consisting or constructed of dots.
having objects scattered or placed in a random manner: a landscape dotted with small houses.

Origin of dotted

First recorded in 1765–75; dot1 + -ed3

OTHER WORDS FROM dotted

un·dot·ted, adjective

Words nearby dotted

Definition for dotted (2 of 2)

dot 1
[ dot ]
/ dɒt /

noun

verb (used with object), dot·ted, dot·ting.

verb (used without object), dot·ted, dot·ting.

to make a dot or dots.

Origin of dot

1
before 1000; perhaps to be identified with Old English dott head of a boil, though not attested in Middle English; cf. dottle, dit, derivative of Old English dyttan to stop up (probably derivative of dott); cognate with Old High German tutta nipple

OTHER WORDS FROM dot

dot·like, adjective dot·ter, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for dotted (1 of 3)

dotted
/ (ˈdɒtɪd) /

adjective

having dots, esp having a pattern of dots
music
  1. (of a note) increased to one and a half times its original time valueSee dot 1 (def. 4)
  2. (of a musical rhythm) characterized by dotted notesCompare double-dotted See also notes inégales

British Dictionary definitions for dotted (2 of 3)

dot 1
/ (dɒt) /

noun

verb dots, dotting or dotted

Derived forms of dot

dotter, noun

Word Origin for dot

Old English dott head of a boil; related to Old High German tutta nipple, Norwegian dott, Dutch dott lump

British Dictionary definitions for dotted (3 of 3)

dot 2
/ (dɒt) /

noun

civil law a woman's dowry

Derived forms of dot

dotal (ˈdəʊtəl), adjective

Word Origin for dot

C19: from French, from Latin dōs; related to dōtāre to endow, dāre to give

Medical definitions for dotted

dot
[ dŏt ]

n.

A tiny round mark made by or as if by a pointed instrument; a spot.

Scientific definitions for dotted

dot
[ dŏt ]

A symbol (·) indicating multiplication, as in 2 · 4 = 8. It is used to indicate the dot product of vectors, for example A · B.
A period, as used as in URLs and e-mail addresses, to separate strings of words, as in www.hmco.com.

Idioms and Phrases with dotted

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