speckle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈspɛkəl/
Etymology
The noun is from Middle Dutch spekkel; the verb was later coined from the noun, in the late 16th century.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage.
- (countable, uncountable) The random distribution of light when it is scattered by a rough surface.
- (Scotland, countable, uncountable) Kind; sort.
- (countable, uncountable) A cluster of interchromatin granules in a nucleus.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| speckles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
despeckle · perispeckle · speckled · specklegram · speckle-fronted weaver · speckle imaging · speckly · bespeckle · paraspeckle · biospeckle · microspeckle · multispeckle · specklebreast
Synonyms
Translations (13)
ru пятнышко (small spot) · el στίγμα (small spot) · tr benek (small spot) · bg разсеяна светлина (physics: random distribution of scattered light) · fi pilkku (small spot) · de Sprenkel (small spot) · fi epäkoherentti sironta (physics: random distribution of scattered light) · ota بكك (small spot) · el κηλίδα (small spot) · de Fleck (small spot) · bg петънце (small spot) · ru крапинка (small spot) · bg луничка (small spot)