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- DictionaryMOT/ɛməʊˈtiː/
noun
- 1. (in the UK) a compulsory annual test for safety and exhaust emissions of motor vehicles of more than a specified age.
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a test that all UK road vehicles more than three years old have to pass each year in order to prove that they are safe to drive: The car will fail its MOT if we don't get the brakes fixed. an MOT certificate. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. On the road: petrol stations, garages & repair shops. body shop.
The molecular orbital theory (often abbreviated to MOT) is a theory on chemical bonding developed at the beginning of the twentieth century by F. Hund and R. S. Mulliken to describe the structure and properties of different molecules.
noun. ˈmō. plural mots ˈmō (z) : a pithy or witty saying. Word History. Etymology. French, word, saying, from Old French, from Late Latin muttum grunt — more at motto. First Known Use. 1813, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of mot was in 1813. See more words from the same year. Phrases Containing mot. bon mot.
A mot is a clever comment or witty saying. Mot is a short way of saying bon mot, which means the same thing (and is more commonly used). Mot is also used in the phrase mot juste, meaning the exact right word. Witty statements, sayings like “history always repeats itself,” wordplay, and famous last words are all examples of mots.
Define mot. mot synonyms, mot pronunciation, mot translation, English dictionary definition of mot. n. A witty or incisive remark. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
say [noun] the right or opportunity to state one’s opinion. I haven’t had my say yet. We have no say in the decision. word [noun] the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read)
Noun. Pronoun. Filter. noun. mots. Bon mot. Webster's New World. A witty or incisive remark. American Heritage. Similar definitions. (slang, Ireland) A girl, woman or girlfriend, particularly in the Dublin area. Wiktionary. Synonyms: bon-mot. Ministry of Transportation test. MOT test. maxim. adage. remark. witticism. quip. pronoun.
mot (mō), n. a pithy or witty remark; bon mot. [Archaic.]a note on a horn, bugle, etc. Late Latin muttum utterance. See motto. French. 1625–35. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mot/məʊ/n. short for bon mot.
A saying, especially a brief and forcible or witty saying; a bon-mot. noun An obsolete form of mote. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. noun obsolete A word; hence, a motto; a device. noun A Gallicism A pithy or witty saying; a witticism. noun A note or brief strain on a bugle. verb May; must; might.
In Britain, an MOT is a test which, by law, must be made each year on all road vehicles that are more than three years old, in order to check that they are safe to drive. My car is due for its MOT in two days' time.
