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[ noun ] a very small circular shape
Synonyms Examples "a row of points" "draw lines between the dots" Used in print (S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)It is convenient to classify a child 's onset ages and completion ages as `` advanced '' , `` moderate '' ( modal ) , or `` delayed '' according_to whether the child 's age equivalent `` dots '' appeared to the left of , upon , or to the right of the appropriate short transverse line . When a dot appears close to the end of the transverse line , the `` moderate '' rating may be further classified according_to the position of the dot with_respect_to the vertical marking denoting the mean age . When a dot appears close to the end of the transverse line , the `` moderate '' rating may be further classified according_to the position of the dot with_respect_to the vertical marking denoting the mean age . Such classifications may be called `` somewhat advanced '' or `` somewhat delayed '' , as the case may be , reserving `` moderate '' for dots upon or close to the mean . Thus , a child 's Skeletal Age `` dots '' may be classified as `` advanced '' when they appear above the middle curve , `` moderate '' when they appear immediately above or below the middle curve , and `` delayed '' when they appear below the lower curve . |
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[ verb ] scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
Synonyms Examples "Hills constellated with lights" Used in print (The New York Times...)One high-up camera shot is magnificent , as the Germans straggle from a cathedral , dotting a huge , cobblestone square , and drop their weapons . (The New York Times...)In one of his best essays Mr._Sansom expresses his enthusiasm for the many country mansions designed by Andrea_Palladio himself that dot the environs of Vicenza . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (government,transportation) the federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
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[ noun ] (pharmacology) street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 2521
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[ noun ] (telecommunications) the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
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