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Meanings of space dot in English

Vertically centered dot that is used in some languages seperate words or syllables.

        Usage of space dot in English
        1
        The ship bounded through the Galaxy, its path a wide- spaced dotted line through the stars.
        Second Foundation
        2
        They are at the same time more easily read than figures or regularly spaced dots.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887
        3
        So in Battersea, perhaps we can look forward to a public space dotted with oligarchs' pearl-encrusted sofas?
        The Guardian
        4
        Walkers ahead of us formed well- spaced dots of slow-moving colour leading to an impossibly remote summit, lost in cloud.
        Notes from a Small Island
        5
        From the Grove to the river, the forest-trees had been cleared, leaving the open space dotted with the houses of the settlers.
        Adèle Dubois / A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Bru...