Dots Small Letters Printed Black Graphics Inch Helicopters

• there are dots above the letters i and j.
• text and graphics are printed at 300 dots per inch.
• the helicopters appeared as two black dots on the horizon.
• the island is a small green dot on the map.

dot

1. a small round mark, especially one that is printed
• There are dots above the letters i and j.
• Text and graphics are printed at 300 dots per inch.
• The helicopters appeared as two black dots on the horizon.
• The island is a small green dot on the map.
• a white dog with a black patch on its head
• patches of dense fog
• The letters ‘i’ and ‘j’ have dots over them.
• The island is a small green dot on the map.
• The horse had a white mark on its head.
• Which has spots, a leopard or a tiger?
2. a symbol like a full stop/period used to separate parts of a domain name, a URL or an email address
3. exactly on time or at the exact time mentioned
• The taxi showed up on the dot.
• Breakfast is served at 8 on the dot.
• Please tell him I’ll call him on the dot of twelve.
4. a very long time ago
• I've been going there every summer since the year dot.

Extra Examples

• The graphics are printed at 500 dots per inch.
• The letters ‘i’ and ‘j’ have dots over them.
• Two helicopters appeared as black dots on the horizon.

Word Origin

• Old English dott ‘head of a boil’. The word is recorded only once in Old English, then not until the late 16th cent., when it is found in the sense ‘a small lump or clot’, perhaps influenced by Dutch dot ‘a knot’. The sense ‘small mark or spot’ dates from the mid 17th cent.