noun
definition
A small particle; a speck.
noun
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A meeting for discussion.
example
a wardmote in the city of London
definition
A body of persons who meet for discussion, especially about the management of affairs.
example
a folk mote
definition
A place of meeting for discussion.
noun
definition
A tiny computer for remote sensing; a component element of smartdust.
Examples of motes in a Sentence
Dust motes swam alongside her down the gloomy corridor.
The flakes were not large, but unlike most gentle Ouray snow storms, they didn't drift to the ground like tiny dust motes.
The extremely small particles of dust (motes in a sunbeam) in the rays are made perceptible by the diffracted light, whilst by ordinary illumination they are invisible.
It is like molten glass cooled but not congealed, and the few motes in it are pure and beautiful like the imperfections in glass.