Definition of dotted line in English:

dotted line

noun

1A line made up of dots or dashes (often used in reference to the space left for a signature on a contract)
点线，虚线（常指合同上留出的签字处）
Adam signed on the dotted line with a flourish
亚当用手写花体在虚线处签了字。
Example sentencesExamples
- He should have known all about the job before he signed on the dotted line of a very generous contract.
- Solid, dashed, and dotted lines correspond to first, second, and third extractions.
- Horizontal dotted lines show the critical value of the chi-square statistic at the 0.01 level of significance.
- The dotted lines indicate acceptable level of grass quality.
- Dorsal and ventral clone borders are indicated by white dashed and yellow dotted lines, respectively.
- The blue dotted line is the flight between Sydney to Adelaide and back again.
- The dotted lines indicate the route the tram was about to take before it stopped
- There are solid lines, dotted lines, boxes, circle nodes and arrows, and two mysterious letters A and B, but no explanation of any of these designations.
- But when the contracts were announced, his name was on the dotted line after all.
- It seems most people sign on the dotted line without reading the contract.
- Dark regions indicated by the dotted lines are flaws that generated optical interference.
- Couper's suggestion of using dotted lines and short dashed lines for the bonds between atoms was a much better system and was soon widely adopted.
- Signing on the dotted line could cause any number of subsequent legal hassles.
- The dotted and dashed line is the model fit; the dotted lines form the 95% confidence envelope
- The addition of information on relatives for genetic evaluation is depicted by dotted lines, while dashed lines designate the use of predicted BLUP values.
- The dotted line is a reference line indicating the maximum value shown by the shallow slope trees.
- Data above the dotted line indicate a mass gain; data below the line indicate mass loss.
- An ideal plot will be a straight line that runs along the dotted line, which is the target color temperature.
- Vertical full lines delimit introns, and vertical dotted lines delimit the intergenic spaces.
- I signed my name on the dotted line and smiled as I passed the contract to the manager.
2An indirect, informal, or secondary line of responsibility within an organization (as represented by a dotted line on an organizational chart)
I report to Hal Jones, our CFO, with a dotted line to the audit committee
Example sentencesExamples
- As I envision it, the banking head would report to Geithner with a dotted line to the Fed's Bernanke taking the day-to-day load off their respective plates.
- Given such close cooperation - which includes cross-functional teams, dotted-line reporting relationships, and various forms of resource sharing - one might ask, why create a separate organization at all?
- Because infosecurity resides in the IT department, the director of IT security reports to the CIO but maintains a dotted line to Becker.
- I have a dotted-line report to the finance function in Amsterdam, but we are governed and managed by the regional office.
- The networks report directly to Kellner, with a dotted line to Ancier.

Definition of dotted line in US English:

dotted line

nounˌdädəd ˈlīnˌdɑdəd ˈlaɪn

1A line made up of dots or dashes (often used in reference to the space left for a signature on a contract)
点线，虚线（常指合同上留出的签字处）
Adam signed on the dotted line
亚当用手写花体在虚线处签了字。
Example sentencesExamples
- The dotted lines indicate acceptable level of grass quality.
- It seems most people sign on the dotted line without reading the contract.
- Solid, dashed, and dotted lines correspond to first, second, and third extractions.
- Signing on the dotted line could cause any number of subsequent legal hassles.
- There are solid lines, dotted lines, boxes, circle nodes and arrows, and two mysterious letters A and B, but no explanation of any of these designations.
- Horizontal dotted lines show the critical value of the chi-square statistic at the 0.01 level of significance.
- Data above the dotted line indicate a mass gain; data below the line indicate mass loss.
- The dotted line is a reference line indicating the maximum value shown by the shallow slope trees.
- The dotted and dashed line is the model fit; the dotted lines form the 95% confidence envelope
- An ideal plot will be a straight line that runs along the dotted line, which is the target color temperature.
- But when the contracts were announced, his name was on the dotted line after all.
- The blue dotted line is the flight between Sydney to Adelaide and back again.
- Dorsal and ventral clone borders are indicated by white dashed and yellow dotted lines, respectively.
- The dotted lines indicate the route the tram was about to take before it stopped
- He should have known all about the job before he signed on the dotted line of a very generous contract.
- Vertical full lines delimit introns, and vertical dotted lines delimit the intergenic spaces.
- The addition of information on relatives for genetic evaluation is depicted by dotted lines, while dashed lines designate the use of predicted BLUP values.
- Dark regions indicated by the dotted lines are flaws that generated optical interference.
- I signed my name on the dotted line and smiled as I passed the contract to the manager.
- Couper's suggestion of using dotted lines and short dashed lines for the bonds between atoms was a much better system and was soon widely adopted.
2An indirect, informal, or secondary line of responsibility within an organization (as represented by a dotted line on an organizational chart)
I report to Hal Jones, our CFO, with a dotted line to the audit committee
Example sentencesExamples
- The networks report directly to Kellner, with a dotted line to Ancier.
- As I envision it, the banking head would report to Geithner with a dotted line to the Fed's Bernanke taking the day-to-day load off their respective plates.
- Because infosecurity resides in the IT department, the director of IT security reports to the CIO but maintains a dotted line to Becker.
- I have a dotted-line report to the finance function in Amsterdam, but we are governed and managed by the regional office.
- Given such close cooperation - which includes cross-functional teams, dotted-line reporting relationships, and various forms of resource sharing - one might ask, why create a separate organization at all?

单词	dotted line
释义	Definition of dotted line in English: dotted line noun 1A line made up of dots or dashes (often used in reference to the space left for a signature on a contract) 点线，虚线（常指合同上留出的签字处） Adam signed on the dotted line with a flourish 亚当用手写花体在虚线处签了字。 Example sentencesExamples He should have known all about the job before he signed on the dotted line of a very generous contract. Solid, dashed, and dotted lines correspond to first, second, and third extractions. Horizontal dotted lines show the critical value of the chi-square statistic at the 0.01 level of significance. The dotted lines indicate acceptable level of grass quality. Dorsal and ventral clone borders are indicated by white dashed and yellow dotted lines, respectively. The blue dotted line is the flight between Sydney to Adelaide and back again. The dotted lines indicate the route the tram was about to take before it stopped There are solid lines, dotted lines, boxes, circle nodes and arrows, and two mysterious letters A and B, but no explanation of any of these designations. But when the contracts were announced, his name was on the dotted line after all. It seems most people sign on the dotted line without reading the contract. Dark regions indicated by the dotted lines are flaws that generated optical interference. Couper's suggestion of using dotted lines and short dashed lines for the bonds between atoms was a much better system and was soon widely adopted. Signing on the dotted line could cause any number of subsequent legal hassles. The dotted and dashed line is the model fit; the dotted lines form the 95% confidence envelope The addition of information on relatives for genetic evaluation is depicted by dotted lines, while dashed lines designate the use of predicted BLUP values. The dotted line is a reference line indicating the maximum value shown by the shallow slope trees. Data above the dotted line indicate a mass gain; data below the line indicate mass loss. An ideal plot will be a straight line that runs along the dotted line, which is the target color temperature. Vertical full lines delimit introns, and vertical dotted lines delimit the intergenic spaces. I signed my name on the dotted line and smiled as I passed the contract to the manager. 2An indirect, informal, or secondary line of responsibility within an organization (as represented by a dotted line on an organizational chart) I report to Hal Jones, our CFO, with a dotted line to the audit committee Example sentencesExamples As I envision it, the banking head would report to Geithner with a dotted line to the Fed's Bernanke taking the day-to-day load off their respective plates. Given such close cooperation - which includes cross-functional teams, dotted-line reporting relationships, and various forms of resource sharing - one might ask, why create a separate organization at all? Because infosecurity resides in the IT department, the director of IT security reports to the CIO but maintains a dotted line to Becker. I have a dotted-line report to the finance function in Amsterdam, but we are governed and managed by the regional office. The networks report directly to Kellner, with a dotted line to Ancier. Definition of dotted line in US English: dotted line nounˌdädəd ˈlīnˌdɑdəd ˈlaɪn 1A line made up of dots or dashes (often used in reference to the space left for a signature on a contract) 点线，虚线（常指合同上留出的签字处） Adam signed on the dotted line 亚当用手写花体在虚线处签了字。 Example sentencesExamples The dotted lines indicate acceptable level of grass quality. It seems most people sign on the dotted line without reading the contract. Solid, dashed, and dotted lines correspond to first, second, and third extractions. Signing on the dotted line could cause any number of subsequent legal hassles. There are solid lines, dotted lines, boxes, circle nodes and arrows, and two mysterious letters A and B, but no explanation of any of these designations. Horizontal dotted lines show the critical value of the chi-square statistic at the 0.01 level of significance. Data above the dotted line indicate a mass gain; data below the line indicate mass loss. The dotted line is a reference line indicating the maximum value shown by the shallow slope trees. The dotted and dashed line is the model fit; the dotted lines form the 95% confidence envelope An ideal plot will be a straight line that runs along the dotted line, which is the target color temperature. But when the contracts were announced, his name was on the dotted line after all. The blue dotted line is the flight between Sydney to Adelaide and back again. Dorsal and ventral clone borders are indicated by white dashed and yellow dotted lines, respectively. The dotted lines indicate the route the tram was about to take before it stopped He should have known all about the job before he signed on the dotted line of a very generous contract. Vertical full lines delimit introns, and vertical dotted lines delimit the intergenic spaces. The addition of information on relatives for genetic evaluation is depicted by dotted lines, while dashed lines designate the use of predicted BLUP values. Dark regions indicated by the dotted lines are flaws that generated optical interference. I signed my name on the dotted line and smiled as I passed the contract to the manager. Couper's suggestion of using dotted lines and short dashed lines for the bonds between atoms was a much better system and was soon widely adopted. 2An indirect, informal, or secondary line of responsibility within an organization (as represented by a dotted line on an organizational chart) I report to Hal Jones, our CFO, with a dotted line to the audit committee Example sentencesExamples The networks report directly to Kellner, with a dotted line to Ancier. As I envision it, the banking head would report to Geithner with a dotted line to the Fed's Bernanke taking the day-to-day load off their respective plates. Because infosecurity resides in the IT department, the director of IT security reports to the CIO but maintains a dotted line to Becker. I have a dotted-line report to the finance function in Amsterdam, but we are governed and managed by the regional office. Given such close cooperation - which includes cross-functional teams, dotted-line reporting relationships, and various forms of resource sharing - one might ask, why create a separate organization at all?
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