"microdot" meaning in English

See microdot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: microdots [plural]
Etymology: From 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): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 44 3 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 44 2 41 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-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 46 2 37 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 28 43 9 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 61 4 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 44 3 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 44 2 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 46 8 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 49 7 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 54 4 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 50 7 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 55 4 25

Verb

Forms: microdots [present, singular, third-person], microdotting [participle, present], microdotted [participle, past], microdotted [past]
Etymology: From 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): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 44 3 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 44 2 41

Inflected forms

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        "A small-sized tablet containing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)."
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