Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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name
Nickname for Singapore: a city, island, and country in Southeast Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: now reclaimed
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A type of galaxy found in the distant early universe, appearing as a background small dot in deep surveys in infrared astronomy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: LRD
Antonyms: none provided
History
From the appearance on maps indicating the position of Singapore, being a red dot position marker, that completely covers all of Singapore on such maps. Originally a derogatory term coined by 3rd President of Indonesia (1998—1999) and 7th Vice President of Indonesia B. J. Habibie in 1998.
From little + red + dot. From only being visible beyond the red end of the visible spectrum, being a small and unresolved dot in imaging.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
