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точка — meaning in English

tochka

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English meaning

  • dit noun In Morse code, the short signal represented by a dot (as opposed to a "dah").
  • Dot noun A small, round mark or spot.
  • period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
  • point noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
  • stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
  • tittle noun Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or of a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.

Senses

точка is used for these senses in English:

  • dit The spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code.
  • dot Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.
  • full stop (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) The punctuation mark "." (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
  • period (now, chiefly, North America, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
  • point (mathematics, science) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction. [from 14th c.]
  • point A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark. [from 14th c.]
  • point (automotive, mostly, in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
  • point (sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition. [from 18th c.]

dit — full definition

  1. noun In Morse code, the short signal represented by a dot (as opposed to a "dah").
  2. verb A dialect word (Scots and northern English) meaning to block or close up an opening.

Dot — full definition

  1. noun A small, round mark or spot.
  2. verb To mark with a dot, or to scatter things across an area.

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