A mote is a small bit of substance, such as a fleck or

particle In the physical sciences, a particle (or corpuscule in older texts) is a small localized object which can be described by several physical or chemical properties, such as volume, density, or mass. They vary greatly in size or quantity, from ...

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* The Motes, a Canadian indie-rock band active in the 1990s * "Mote", a song by Sonic Youth from their 1990 album '' Goo'' * "Mote", a song by The Faint on the 2001 vinyl EP recording '' Mote/Dust'' * Mote, a fairy character in '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'' * The Mote and the Beam, a parable * ''

The Mote in God's Eye ''The Mote in God's Eye'' is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, first published in 1974. The story is set in the distant future of Pournelle's CoDominium universe, and charts the first contact between h ...

'', a science fiction novel

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* Mote (name) (including a list of people with the name) *

Mote (food) Mote (from Quechua: ''mut'i'', through Spanish ''mote'') is the generic name for several varieties of boiled grains, consumed in many regions of South America. It is usually prepared by boiling the grains in water made alkaline by the addition of ...

, various types of cooked grains consumed in South America * Mote con huesillo, a non-alcoholic drink from Chile * Mote spoon, a type of spoon used when preparing tea *

Mote (sensor) A sensor node, also known as a mote (chiefly in North America), is a node in a sensor network that is capable of performing some processing, gathering sensory information and communicating with other connected nodes in the network. A mote is a no ...

, a node in a wireless sensor network *

Mote Park Mote Park is a multi-use public park in Maidstone, Kent. Previously a country estate it was converted to landscaped park land at the end of the 18th century before becoming a municipal park. It includes the former stately home Mote House tog ...

, a park in Maidstone, England **

Mote Park (cricket ground) Mote Park, also known as The Mote, is a cricket ground in Maidstone in the English county of Kent. It is inside the grounds of the Mote Park and is owned by The Mote Cricket Club.Mote Marine Laboratory Mote Marine Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit, marine research organization based on City Island in Sarasota, Florida, with additional campuses in eastern Sarasota County, Boca Grande, Florida, and the Florida Keys. Founded in 1955 by Eug ...

, a marine research organization in Sarasota, Florida, US

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