"DOT" meaning in English

See DOT in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: D.O.T. [alternative], D. O. T. [alternative], DoT [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-prop}} DOT
  1. (US) Initialism of Department of Transportation or Department of Transport. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Department of Transportation or Department of Transport Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-DOT-en-name-ny5olBdb Disambiguation of Roads: 72 21 1 4 3 Categories (other): American English
  2. (Philippines) Initialism of Department of Tourism. Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Department of Tourism Related terms (executive departments of the Philippines): DAR
    Sense id: en-DOT-en-name-noJeYC69 Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 21 5 31 25 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 23 5 25 20 22 Disambiguation of 'executive departments of the Philippines': 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ADOT (english: Arizona), ALDOT (english: Alabama), FDOT [Florida], MDOT (english: Michigan), MnDOT (english: Minnesota), NDOT [Nevada], NYCDOT [New-York-City], NYSDOT (english: New York State), VDOT [Virginia], WisDOT (english: Wisconsin), WSDOT (english: Washington State) Related terms: MOT (english: Ministry of Transport (test)), DA, DBM, DepEd, DOE, DENR, DOF, DFA, DOH, DHSUD, DICT, DILG, DOJ, DOLE, DMW, DND, DPWH, DOST, DTI, DOTr

Noun

Forms: DOTs [plural], D.O.T. [alternative], D. O. T. [alternative], DoT [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} DOT (countable and uncountable, plural DOTs)
  1. Initialism of disodium octaborate tetrahydrate. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: disodium octaborate tetrahydrate
    Sense id: en-DOT-en-noun-dJ0d4hS8
  2. (video games) Initialism of damage over time. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: damage over time Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-DOT-en-noun-wFf54GIb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 21 5 31 25 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 23 5 25 20 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 23 5 29 23 17 Topics: video-games
  3. (by extension, video games) A weapon or ability that deals damage over time as opposed to or in addition to direct damage. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-DOT-en-noun-xNlD3dQ9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 21 5 31 25 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 23 5 25 20 22 Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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