What does speckle mean?
Definitions for speckle
ˈspɛk əlspeck·le
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Princeton's WordNet
spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculationverb
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"
stipple, speckleverb
produce a mottled effect
"The sunlight stippled the trees"
speckle, bespeckleverb
mark with small spots
"speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots"
Wiktionary
specklenoun
A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage.
specklenoun
The random distribution of light when it is scattered by a rough surface.
speckleverb
To mark with speckles.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Specklenoun
Small speck; little spot.
Etymology: from speck.
To Speckleverb
To mark with small spots.
Etymology: from the noun
So dreadfully he towards him did pass,
Forelifting up aloft his speckled breast,
And often bounding on the bruised grass,
As for great joy of his new comen guest. Fairy Queen.Speckl’d vanity
Will sicken soon and die,
And leprous sin will melt from earthly mould. John Milton.Saw’st thou not late a speckl’d serpent rear
His gilded spires to climb on yon fair tree?
Before this happy minute I was he. Dryden.The smiling infant in his hand shall take
The crested basilisk and speckled snake;
Pleas’d the green lustre of the scales survey,
And with their forky tongue and pointless sting shall play. Alexander Pope, Messiah.The tortoise here and elephant unite,
Transform’d to combs, the speckl’d and the white. Alexander Pope.
ChatGPT
speckle
Speckle is a granular interference pattern typically produced as a result of random interference of light waves. Seen in various fields such as astronomy, physics, and medical imaging, speckle patterns can result from reflected light on a rough or irregular surface or in turbulent air. The pattern is dependent on the wavelength of the light and the surface structure or medium through which it has passed.
Webster Dictionary
Specklenoun
a little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself
Speckleverb
to mark with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface; to variegate with spots of a different color from the ground or surface
Etymology: [Dim. of speck; cf. D. spikkel.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Speckle
spek′l, n. a little speck or spot in anything different in substance or colour from the thing itself: (Scot.) kind, sort.—v.t. to mark with speckles.—adj. Speck′led, variegated, piebald.—n. Speck′ledness.—adjs. Speck′less, spotless, perfectly clean; Speck′y, partially spotted.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of speckle in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of speckle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- رقطةArabic
- flíčekCzech
- speckleDanish
- TupfenGerman
- σημαδάκιGreek
- puntoSpanish
- خالPersian
- sironta, epäkoherentti, pilkkuFinnish
- chatoiementFrench
- बिंदुHindi
- pettyHungarian
- beluIndonesian
- macchiolinaItalian
- רְבָבHebrew
- スペックルJapanese
- ಸ್ಪೆಕಲ್Kannada
- 작은 반점Korean
- SpeckleLatin
- spikkelDutch
- flekkNorwegian
- łataPolish
- salpicarPortuguese
- pistruiRomanian
- пятнатьRussian
- fläckSwedish
- speckleTamil
- จุดThai
- benekTurkish
- плямуватиUkrainian
- speckle پرUrdu
- chấmVietnamese
- ספּעקקלעYiddish
- 斑点Chinese
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