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
- noun In Morse code, the short signal represented by a dot (as opposed to a "dah").
- verb A dialect word (Scots and northern English) meaning to block or close up an opening.
Dot — full definition
- noun A small, round mark or spot.
- verb To mark with a dot, or to scatter things across an area.