What does mote mean?
Definitions for mote
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word mote.
Princeton's WordNet
atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, specknoun
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Mote
Obsolete.
Most ugly shapes,
Such as dame Nature self mote fear to see,
Or shame, that ever should so foul defects
From her most cunning hand escaped be. Fairy Queen.Motenoun
A small particle of matter; any thing proverbially little.
Etymology: mot , Saxon; atomus, Lat.
You found his mote, the king your mote did see;
But I a beam do find in each of three. William Shakespeare.The little motes in the sun do ever stir, though there be no wind. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 879.
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mote
A mote can refer to two things: 1. In physics or discussion of light particles, it is a tiny speck or particle, such as a speck of dust in a sunbeam. 2. In internet and networks, it refers to a node in a wireless sensor network capable of processing and transmitting information.
Webster Dictionary
Mote
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Motenoun
a meeting of persons for discussion; as, a wardmote in the city of London
Motenoun
a body of persons who meet for discussion, esp. about the management of affairs; as, a folkmote
Motenoun
a place of meeting for discussion
Motenoun
the flourish sounded on a horn by a huntsman. See Mot, n., 3, and Mort
Motenoun
a small particle, as of floating dust; anything proverbially small; a speck
Etymology: [See Moot, a meeting.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Mote
mōt, n. an archaism for might or must.
Mote
mōt, n. a particle of dust: a speck: a stain or blemish: anything very small.—adjs. Mōt′ed, Mot′ty, containing motes. [A.S. mot; Dut. mot.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
MOTE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mote is ranked #7697 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Mote surname appeared 4,313 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Mote.
88.7% or 3,829 total occurrences were White.
3.9% or 172 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.7% or 119 total occurrences were Black.
1.8% or 78 total occurrences were Asian.
1.6% or 71 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1% or 44 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mote in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mote in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of mote in a Sentence
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- قذىArabic
- smítkoCzech
- StäubchenGerman
- motaSpanish
- hitunen, hiukkanenFinnish
- mote, atomeFrench
- շյուղ, բեկորիկArmenian
- rykögn, ögn, kornIcelandic
- חHebrew
- 微粉, ちり, ほこりJapanese
- მტვერიGeorgian
- eiiciam festucamLatin
- vuiltje, stofdeeltjeDutch
- pyłekPolish
- partículaPortuguese
- соринка, пылинкаRussian
- grand, smolkSwedish
- tanecik, parçacık, zerreTurkish
- مٹیUrdu
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