What does MOTE mean?

Definitions for MOTE
moʊtmote

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, specknoun

    (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Mote

    of Mot

  2. Mote

    of Mot

  3. Mote

    of Mot

  4. Mote

    see 1st Mot

  5. Motenoun

    a meeting of persons for discussion; as, a wardmote in the city of London

  6. Motenoun

    a body of persons who meet for discussion, esp. about the management of affairs; as, a folkmote

  7. Motenoun

    a place of meeting for discussion

  8. Motenoun

    the flourish sounded on a horn by a huntsman. See Mot, n., 3, and Mort

  9. Motenoun

    a small particle, as of floating dust; anything proverbially small; a speck

  10. Etymology: [See Moot, a meeting.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Mote

    mōt, n. an archaism for might or must.

  2. 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

  1. 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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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of MOTE in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of MOTE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of MOTE in a Sentence

  1. Elina Shirazi -RRB- Levy:

    Were working with partners, with a lot of other groups, such as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, Florida Keys National Sanctuary, The Nature Conservancy, Mote Marine Lab, Florida Keys Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission lots of partners are coming together for this mission. The Mission Iconic Reefs is The Mission Iconic Reefs to reef restoration in Florida Keys. Its at a scale thats unprecedented and this project The Mission Iconic Reefs is a first of The Mission Iconic Reefs kind for us.

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