Dot vs. Period
Difference Between Dot and Period
Dotnoun
A small spot.
a dot of colourPeriodnoun
A length of time.
There was a period of confusion following the announcement.You'll be on probation for a six-month period.Dotnoun
(grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.
Periodnoun
A period of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.
Food rationing continued in the post-war period.Dotnoun
A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.
Periodnoun
The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
Dotnoun
(mathematics) A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.
Periodnoun
The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet.
Dotnoun
One of the two symbols used in Morse code.
Periodnoun
Female menstruation.
When she is on her period, she prefers not to go swimming.Dotnoun
(obsolete) A lump or clot.
Periodnoun
A section of an artist's, writer's (etc.) career distinguished by a given quality, preoccupation etc.
This is one of the last paintings Picasso created during his Blue Period.Dotnoun
Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.
a dot of a childPeriodnoun
Each of the divisions into which a school day is split, allocated to a given subject or activity.
I have math class in second period.Dotnoun
A dot ball.
Periodnoun
Each of the intervals into which various sporting events are divided.
Gretzky scored in the last minute of the second period.Dotnoun
(MLE) buckshot, projectile from a "dotty" or shotgun
Periodnoun
The length of time for a disease to run its course.
Dotnoun
A dowry.
Periodnoun
An end or conclusion; the final point of a process etc.
Dotverb
(transitive) To cover with small spots (of some liquid).
His jacket was dotted with splashes of paint.Periodnoun
(rhetoric) A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole.
Dotverb
(transitive) To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.
Dot your is and cross your ts.Periodnoun
(obsolete) A specific moment during a given process; a point, a stage.
Dotverb
To mark by means of dots or small spots.
to dot a linePeriodnoun
(chemistry) A row in the periodic table of the elements.
Dotverb
To mark or diversify with small detached objects.
to dot a landscape with cottagesPeriodnoun
(geology) A subdivision of an era, typically lasting from tens to hundreds of millions of years, see Appendix: Geologic timescale.
Dotverb
(colloquial) To punch (a person).
Periodnoun
(genetics) A Drosophila gene, the gene product of which is involved in regulation of the circadian rhythm.
Dotpreposition
Dot product of the previous vector and the following vector.
The work is equal to F dot Δx.Periodnoun
(music) Two phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase).
Dotnoun
a very small circular shape;
a row of pointsdraw lines between the dotsPeriodnoun
(math) The length of an interval over which a periodic function, periodic sequence or repeating decimal repeats; often the least such length.
Dotnoun
the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
Periodnoun
(archaic) End point, conclusion.
Dotnoun
the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
Periodadjective
Designating anything from a given historical era.
a period cara period TV commercialDotnoun
street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
Periodadjective
Evoking, or appropriate for, a particular historical period, especially through the use of elaborate costumes and scenery.
Dotverb
scatter or intersperse like dots or studs;
Hills constellated with lightsPeriodinterjection
That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence).
I know you don't want to go to the dentist but your teeth need to be checked, period!Dotverb
distribute loosely;
He scattered gun powder under the wagonPeriodverb
To come to a period; to conclude.
Dotverb
make a dot or dots
Periodverb
To put an end to.
Dotverb
mark with a dot;
dot your `i'sPeriodnoun
an amount of time;
a time period of 30 yearshastened the period of time of his recoveryPicasso's blue periodPeriodnoun
one of three periods of play in hockey games
Periodnoun
a stage in the history of a culture having a definable place in space and time;
a novel from the Victorian periodPeriodnoun
the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
Periodnoun
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause;
the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruationa woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stoppedthe semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in femalesPeriodnoun
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations;
in England they call a period a stopPeriodnoun
a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed;
ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periodsPeriodnoun
the end or completion of something;
death put a period to his endeavorsa change soon put a period to my tranquility
