English > speckle: 3 senses > noun 1, attribute| Meaning | A small contrasting part of something. |
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| Synonyms | spot, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation |
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| Narrower | facula, solar facula | A large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots |
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| facula | A bright spot on a planet |
| macule, macula | A patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated |
| nebula | (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea |
| parhelion, mock sun, sundog | A bright spot on the parhelic circle |
| plaque | (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body |
| speck, pinpoint | A very small spot |
| splash | A patch of bright color |
| sunspot, macula | A cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere |
| worn spot, fret | A spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion |
| Broader | marking | A pattern of marks |
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| Spanish | mancha, mota |
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| Catalan | clapa, mota, placa, taca |
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| Verbs | speckle | mark with small spots |
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| speckle | produce a mottled effect |
