microdot

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)
Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.
English micro-
English dot
English microdot

    From micro- + dot.

    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.
    2. (informal) A small tablet containing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).

    Translations

    Verb

    microdot (third-person singular simple present microdots, present participle microdotting, simple past and past participle microdotted)

    1. (transitive) To mark with a microdot.
    2. (transitive) To make into a microdot.
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