"microdot" meaning in English

See microdot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: microdots [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + dot. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-|dot|text=+|tree=1}} From micro- + dot. Head templates: {{en-noun}} microdot (plural microdots)
  1. A text or photographic image that has been reduced in size to that of a typographical dot in order to escape detection by unintended recipients. Translations (image that has been reduced in size to that of a dot): microdot (Dutch), micropoint (French), Mikropunkt (German), mikrokropka (Polish), микроточка (mikrotočka) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-microdot-en-noun-VuIyU5Z~ Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 17 40 5 38 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 17 41 4 37 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 23 37 5 35 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 17 40 5 38 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 12 41 6 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 44 3 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 44 2 41 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 20 37 5 38 Disambiguation of 'image that has been reduced in size to that of a dot': 97 3
  2. (informal) A small tablet containing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-microdot-en-noun-nWDoa~gT Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 17 40 5 38 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 17 41 4 37 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 23 37 5 35 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 17 40 5 38 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 47 2 38 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 23 46 10 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 65 4 24 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 12 41 6 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 44 3 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 44 2 41 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 20 37 5 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 45 8 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 50 7 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 55 4 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 51 7 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 56 5 26

Verb

Forms: microdots [present, singular, third-person], microdotting [participle, present], microdotted [participle, past], microdotted [past]
Etymology: From micro- + dot. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-|dot|text=+|tree=1}} From micro- + dot. Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} microdot (third-person singular simple present microdots, present participle microdotting, simple past and past participle microdotted)
  1. (transitive) To mark with a microdot. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-microdot-en-verb-pQ-oIL07
  2. (transitive) To make into a microdot. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-microdot-en-verb-vHe0ImZk Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 17 40 5 38 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 17 41 4 37 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 23 37 5 35 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 17 40 5 38 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 12 41 6 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 44 3 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 44 2 41 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 20 37 5 38

Inflected forms

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