different between dotted vs punctate

English

Etymology

dot +? -ed

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: d?t??d, IPA^(key): /?d?t?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?t?d/

Verb

dotted

1. simple past tense and past participle of dot

Adjective

dotted (comparative more dotted, superlative most dotted)

1. (of a line) Made up of a series of dots.

   Please print your name and address clearly on the dotted line.

2. (usually computing) That contains dots.
   • 2012, Barry A. Burd, Michael Burton, Donn Felker, Java and Android Application Development For Dummies eBook Set

     The dotted name java.util.Scanner is the fully qualified name of the Scanner class.

3. (music, of notes and rests) With a dot after, increasing the value of the duration by half of the basic note.
4. (figuratively) Covered with irregularly scattered objects.

Derived terms

• sign on the dotted line

Translations

See also

• dashed

English

Etymology

From Latin punctum (“point”). See point and punctuate.

Adjective

punctate (comparative more punctate, superlative most punctate)

1. (anatomy) Marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.

   Synonym: punctated

   • Keys to the Nearctic species of Pseudomyrmex

     Head and pronotum densely punctate and predominantly opaque, punctures on upper half of head mostly contiguous and without extensive shiny interspaces […]

2. Pointed; ending in a point or points.

Derived terms

• endopunctate
• micropunctate

Related terms

• punctation

Noun

punctate (plural punctates)

1. A puncture. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Latin

Adjective

p?nct?te

1. vocative masculine singular of p?nct?tus