"microdot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microdots [plural]
Etymology: micro- + dot Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|dot}} 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 with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 42 1 35 Disambiguation of 'image that has been reduced in size to that of a dot': 96 4
  2. (informal) A small-sized tablet containing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-microdot-en-noun-3~Ibfxvf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 42 1 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 26 44 9 21

Verb

Forms: microdots [present, singular, third-person], microdotting [participle, present], microdotted [participle, past], microdotted [past]
Etymology: micro- + dot Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|dot}} 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 with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 42 1 35

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for microdot meaning in English (3.8kB)

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