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What to call circles or dots on a surface of a dice?
A dice has six sides and there are one to six circles or dots on each side. I am curious if there is any specific word in English to call them?
2013年9月9日 17:22
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The dots on a die are called "pips." People often just call them "dots," though.
pip
Pronunciation: (pip), [key]
—n.
1. one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
2. each of the small segments into which the surface of a pineapple is divided.
3. Informal.metal insigne of rank on the shoulders of commissioned officers.
4. Hort.
a. an individual rootstock of a plant, esp. of the lily of the valley.
b. a portion of the rootstock or root of several other plants, as the peony.
Read more: pip: meaning and definitions | Infoplease.com http://dictionary.infoplease.com/pip#ixzz2ePwHJ2zb
2013年9月9日
Something to pay attention to: one die, two dice. "A dice" is not logically possible.
2013年9月10日
One way to say it would be dimples. It is the same with golf balls.
2013年9月9日
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