speckle

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Etymology

The noun is from ; the verb was later coined from the noun, in the late 16th century.

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.

   Synonyms: splicing speckle

Translations

• German: Fleck, Sprenkel
• Russian: пятнышко

Verb

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

1. To mark with speckles.

Translations

• Russian: крапить

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