small dot

collocation in English

meaningsofsmallanddot

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small
adjective
uk
/smɔːl/us
/smɑːl/
little in size or amount when compared with what is typical ...
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dot
noun
uk
/dɒt/us
/dɑːt/
a very small ...
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(Definition ofsmallanddotfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsmall dot

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Intra-erythrocytic parasites of infected animals displayed various morphologies, mostlysmalldotand ring forms, which were centrally placed.
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These are appropriately stimulated only by the slow movements of a distant hawk gliding high above the land, asmalldotin the sky.
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They were informed that some word pairs would be followed by asmalldotand were instructed to respond as quickly as possible to this dot with a button press.
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The slide was allowed to dry for about 10 min and the location of oocytes/zygotes marked with asmalldotmade by a permanent marker next to each one.
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Most organisations have a structure like a pyramid: the base is very crowded and the top is represented by onesmalldot.
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Forewing with a lower or fourth discal spot, and asmalldotbelow the third spot; the spots angled outward: hindwing as in male.
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Individual features, such as houses, are shown as point symbols like asmalldotor square.
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The first setting, marked with asmalldot, is used for normal operation.
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Next, a target frame is displayed in which asmalldotappears in one of the four squares.
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The heads have an ostiole (opening) that appears as asmalldoton the culm surface.
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Asmalldotof solder is then deposited on each metalized pad.
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Directional blocks are installed at rail station platforms but no warning blocksonly non-slip strips withsmalldot-shaped protrusions located at the edge of the platform.
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One of asmalldoton her wrist that reminds her that in the grand scheme of things, most things are quite small.
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The very center is in fact asmalldotinside the 10-point area.
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A less obvious synonymous version of this tattoo is asmalldotacross each knuckle (each dot representing each letter).
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In the test, the person looks with each eye separately at thesmalldotin the center of the grid.
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The aiming reticle can be an infinitelysmalldotwhose perceived size is given by the acuity of the eye.
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Parasites were mostly shaped as small dots or ring forms, and were located on the periphery of multiply infected erythrocytes.
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Recording sites were recovered by observing the presence of small dots of tissue stained with pontamine sky blue amidst the neutral-red stained neurons.
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