speckle
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈspɛkəl/
Noun

speckle

  1. A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage.
  2. (physics) The random distribution of light when it is scattered by a rough surface.
  3. (Scotland) Kind; sort.
  4. (cytology) A cluster of interchromatin granules in a nucleus
Translations Verb

speckle (speckles, present participle speckling; past and past participle speckled)

  1. To mark with speckles.
Translations
  • Russian: крапить



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