Dotted
a.-
Marked with, or made of, dots or small spots; diversified with small, detached objects.
Dotted note (Mus.),
a note followed by a dot to indicate an increase of length equal to one half of its simple value; thus, a dotted semibreve is equal to three minims, and a dotted quarter to three eighth notes.
Dotted rest ,
a rest lengthened by a dot in the same manner as a dotted note.

