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Meaning of "on the dot" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ON THE DOT

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ON THE DOT

on the chance
on the cheap
on the club
on the coat
on the contrary
on the credit side
on the cross
on the danger list
on the defensive
on the dole
on the downgrade
on the downlow
on the face of it
on the fence
on the fly
on the foundation
on the front foot
on the go
on the heavy side
on the hoof

WORDS THAT END LIKE ON THE DOT

Bardot
biodot
boot
bot
cannot
centred dot
dot
foot
forgot
got
have-not
hot
jackpot
lot
microdot
nanodot
peridot
polka dot
polka-dot
the year dot

Synonyms and antonyms of on the dot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ON THE DOT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «on the dot» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of on the dot

Translation of «on the dot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ON THE DOT

Find out the translation of on the dot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of on the dot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «on the dot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

上的点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en punto
570 millions of speakers

English

on the dot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डॉट पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على النقطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

минута в минуту
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em ponto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিন্দুর উপরে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à l´heure pile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pada titik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auf den Punkt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドット上
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing titik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trên chấm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புள்ளி மீது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डॉट वर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dakikası dakikasına
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sul punto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na kropce
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хвилина в хвилину
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe punctul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σχετικά με την τελεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

op die dot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på pricken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på prikken
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of on the dot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ON THE DOT»

The term «on the dot» is regularly used and occupies the 78.482 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ON THE DOT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about on the dot

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2 QUOTES WITH «ON THE DOT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word on the dot.
1
Joseph Barbera
Not once in six years did I make it to the office by 9 on the dot.
2
John Galliano
Fashion is a very stressful place to work because of the demands of doing the shows - no one expects a writer to produce two books a year on the dot - but it's also a very toxic place to work.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ON THE DOT»

Discover the use of on the dot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to on the dot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Dot
Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind.
‎2003
2
On the Dot : The Speck That Changed the World: The Speck .
The Speck That Changed the World Alexander Humez, Nicholas Humez. 142 For the most part this sign is used pretty much the same in all the European languages—that is, to mark surprise or astonishment, or as the final mark of an actual ...
Alexander Humez, Nicholas Humez, 2008
3
Beyond the Dot.coms: The Economic Promise of the Internet
... growth can be expected from increasing use of the Internet over the next five years? The task force identified significant potential productivity gains likely to flow from growing use of the net, but these benefits were not based on the dot. coms ...
Robert E. Litan, Alice M. Rivlin, 2004
4
Semiconductor Spintronics and Quantum Computation
In the opposite case where the leads are fully spin polarized with a much smaller Zeeman splitting on the dot [53] (a situation which can be realized with magnetic semiconductors [4] or in the quantum Hall regime where spin- polarized edge ...
David Awschalom, D. Loss, N. Samarth, 2002
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On the Geography of Trade: Distance is Alive and Well
The paper also examines the impact on the DOT of changes in production costs, customs costs, domestic transport costs, of air relative to land and ocean transport costs, of competition, exchange rate policy, regional integration, uneven growth ...
Céline Carrere, Maurice W. Schiff, 2004
6
Physical Properties of Nanosystems
With this symmetry the charge on the dot will not change as the bias voltage is varied. Experimentally this situation is difficult to achieve, and the relative coupling to two leads can be an important factor. In the extreme case that one of the leads ...
Janez Bonca, Sergei Kruchinin, 2010
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The Indiana School Journal
"Put your pencil on the dot at the end of the right oblique line (dot 3); from this dot draw a short vertical line to dot 4 below. 5. "From dot 4 on the right draw a right oblique line to dot 5. C. "From dot 5 draw a vertical line to dot 6. 7. "From dot 6 ...
‎1890
8
Interacting Electrons in Nanostructures
Voltage Vg applied to a gate - an electrode coupled to the dot capacitively - allows one to control the number of electons N on the dot. Almost at any gate voltage an electron must have a finite energy in order to overcome the on-dot Coulomb ...
Rolf Haug, Herbert Schoeller, 2001
9
Psychomagic: The Transformative Power of Shamanic Psychotherapy
We create an intense dot, as if this dot were all the energy of the universe: a dot of total energy. Everything should be there. We must use a lot of force to create a dot. We must do it with our whole being. All concentration is on the dot, a dot, ...
Alejandro Jodorowsky, 2010
10
Quantum Chaos Y2K: Proceedings of Nobel Symposium 116, ...
Because the dot GS energy, EN, at a fixed electron number is influenced by V%, the gate can be used to set the number of electrons on the dot. The fact that a large Coulomb energy is needed to add a single electron to the dot typically ...
‎2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ON THE DOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term on the dot is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Did airlines price-gouge after Amtrak crash?
The government probe was applauded by Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut, who had called on the DOT to look into possible price gouging ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
2
UFC On FOX 16 Weigh-In Results, Video Replay
Barao originally weighed in at 135.5 pounds, but after bringing out the towel, he hit the 135-pound mark on the dot. Dillashaw was on-point at ... «FightLine.com, Jul 15»
3
And…Action!
The groups had 48 hours “on the dot” to make a film using certain criteria. A character, a line that needed to be used, and an object. In this case ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
4
'The Book of Mormon' Faithful Followers Enter Lottery for Boise …
At 5:30 p.m. on the dot, a Morrison Center box office employee pulled a name from a paper bag. The mood turned tense. "Ryan Collings," she ... «Boise Weekly, Jul 15»
5
Feel like you're working too hard? Chances are you are
“The days of turning up to work at 9 and leaving at 5 on the dot are gone,” she says. “People generally don't feel as compelled to be at their ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
6
Govt backs Net Neutrality
The report has been uploaded on the DoT website seeking comments and suggestions. The committee report is not the government report ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
7
Musa Fires Blanks As CSKA Thump Sovetov
Musa was on from the start before making way for Carlos Strandberg on the dot of 90 minutes. After a goalless first-half, Zoran Tosic put CSKA ... «Complete Sports Nigeria, Jul 15»
8
Lufthansa's Eurowings goes to America; will the pilots unions allow …
As explained on the DoT's website, the agreement contained in that exchange of letters requires the “aeronautical authorities of the United ... «CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Jul 15»
9
Driver cited after oversized load hits Nooksack River Bridge
Restrictions posted on the DOT website state, “All loads shall travel the centerline of the Bridge,” effective June 25, 2014. Since the Nooksack ... «The Bellingham Herald, Jul 15»
10
Why 'In Da Club' Brings You Back To A Middle School Dance Every …
You check your Baby-G, and it's seven pm on the dot: time for you and your b*tches to make your entrance. No matter where you are in life, ... «Elite Daily, Jul 15»

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