overdot

English

Etymology

over- +‎ dot

Noun

overdot (plural overdots)

1. A dot placed above a letter, as a diacritical mark.

   a with overdot = ȧ

Antonyms

• underdot

Hypernyms

• dot

Translations

diacritical mark

Verb

overdot (third-person singular simple present overdots, present participle overdotting, simple past and past participle overdotted)

1. (transitive) To place a dot over.

   to overdot a musical note

Anagrams

• devotor