Definitions for maculationˌmæk yəˈleɪ ʃən
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mac•u•la•tionˌmæk yəˈleɪ ʃən(n.)
the act of spotting.
a spotted condition.
Category: Pathology
a pattern of spots or streaks, as on an animal or plant.
a disfiguring spot or stain.
Origin of maculation:
1425–75; late ME < L
Princeton's WordNet
spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation(noun)
a small contrasting part of something
"a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
staining, spotting, maculation(noun)
the act of spotting or staining something
Wiktionary
maculation(Noun)
The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish.
Webster Dictionary
Maculation(noun)
the act of spotting; a spot; a blemish
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