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DOT British & World English

directly observed therapy, a method of supervising patients to ensure that they take medication as directed

DoT British & World English

(in Canada and formerly in the UK) Department of Transport

dot1 British & World English

a small round mark or spot

dot2 British & World English

a dowry from which only the interest or annual income was available to the husband

dot-com (also dot.com) British & World English

a company that conducts its business on the Internet

dot-org (also dot.org) British & World English

a non-profit-making organization that conducts its business on the Internet

dot-bomb (also dot.bomb) British & World English

an unsuccessful dot-com company

dot plant British & World English

a garden plant that is planted singly to stand out against the surrounding plants

polka dot British & World English

one of a number of round dots repeated to form a regular pattern on fabric

dot matrix British & World English

a grid of dots which are filled selectively to produce an image on a screen or paper

dot product British & World English

another term for scalar product.

double dot British & World English

two dots placed side by side after a note to indicate that it is to be lengthened by three quarters of its value

quantum dot British & World English

a semiconductor crystal of nanometre dimensions with distinctive conductive properties determined by its size

dot matrix printer British & World English

a printer that forms images of letters, numbers, etc., from a number of tiny dots

microdot British & World English

a microphotograph, especially of a document, that is only about 1 mm across

double-dot in double dot British & World English

write or perform (music) with a rhythm of alternating long and short notes in a ratio of seven to one, producing a more marked effect than ordinary dotted rhythm

dot the i's and cross the t's in dot1 British & World English

ensure that all details are correct

dot English-French

point m

dot English-German

Punkt

dot English-Italian

punto m

dot2 English-Spanish

puntuar*

dot French-English

dowry

dot in dot1 English-Spanish

puntos suspensivos

dot-com English-French

société, société

dot-com English-Italian

che opera in Internet

polka dot English-German

[großer] Tupfen

polka dot English-Italian

pois m inv, pallino m

polka dot English-Spanish

lunar, topo

dot matrix English-German

Punktmatrix

dot matrix [printer] English-Italian

stampante f a matrice di punti

on the dot in dot English-German

auf den Punkt genau