DIT

dot, dit

(noun) the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

DIT (plural DITs)

Initialism of diet-induced thermogenesis.

Anagrams

• DTI, IDT, TDI, TID, it'd, tid

Etymology 1

Verb

dit (third-person singular simple present dits, present participle ditting, simple past and past participle ditted)

(UK dialectal, Northern England) To stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).

(obsolete) To close up.

Etymology 2

Noun

dit (plural dits)

(archaic, rare) A ditty, a little melody.

(obsolete) A word; a decree.

Etymology 3

Imitative.

Noun

dit (plural dits)

The spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code.

Etymology 4

Shortening.

Noun

dit (plural dits)

(information theory) decimal digit

Etymology 5

Adjective

dit (not comparable)

(Canada, obsolete) Indicator of a declared surname originating from Canadian French.

Anagrams

• DTI, IDT, TDI, TID, it'd, tid

Source: Wiktionary


Dit, n. Etym: [Ditty.]

1. A word; a decree. [Obs.]

2. A ditty; a song. [Obs.]

Dit, v. t. Etym: [AS. dyttan, akin to Icel. ditta.]

Definition: To close up. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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