dotted
[ dot-id ]
/ ˈdɒt ɪd /
adjective
OTHER WORDS FROM dotted
un·dot·ted, adjectiveWords 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, nounExample sentences from the Web for dotted
British Dictionary definitions for dotted (1 of 3)
dotted
/ (ˈdɒtɪd) /
adjective
having dots, esp having a pattern of dots
music
- (of a note) increased to one and a half times its original time valueSee dot 1 (def. 4)
- (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, nounWord 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), adjectiveWord 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
dot