Maculation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a small contrasting part of something

the act of spotting or staining something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌækjʊlˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌakjʊlˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌakjʊlˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /mˌækjʊlˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

a bald spot
a leopard's spots
a patch of clouds

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

speckle patch spot spotting staining dapple fleck

Parts of Speech

noun	a small contrasting part of something “a bald spot”
noun	the act of spotting or staining something

Word Forms

spot	verb	mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
speckle	verb	mark with small spots
dapple	verb	colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
patchy	adjective	irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.
patch	verb	provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
fleck	verb	make a spot or mark onto
maculate	verb	make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Makulatur

ein kleiner kontrastierender Teil von etwas

🇫🇷French

maculage

une petite partie contrastée de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

maculación

una pequeña parte contrastante de algo

🇮🇹Italian

maculatura

una piccola parte contrastante di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

maculatie

een klein contrasterend deel van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

maculação

uma pequena parte contrastante de algo

🇷🇺Russian

пятно

небольшая контрастирующая часть чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मैक्यूलेशन

किसी चीज़ का छोटा सा विपरीत भाग

🇧🇩Bengali

ম্যাকুলেশন

কিছুর একটি ছোট বিপরীত অংশ

🇮🇳Tamil

மாகுலேஷன்

ஏதோ ஒரு சிறிய மாறுபட்ட பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

మాక్యులేషన్

ఏదో ఒక చిన్న విరుద్ధమైన భాగం

🇮🇳Gujarati

મેક્યુલેશન

કોઈ વસ્તુનો નાનો વિરોધાભાસી ભાગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮ್ಯಾಕ್ಯುಲೇಷನ್

ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ವ್ಯತಿರಿಕ್ತ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാക്കുലേഷൻ

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും ഒരു ചെറിയ വൈരുദ്ധ്യ ഭാഗം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

黄斑

某物的一小部分对比

🇯🇵Japanese

斑形成

何かの小さな対照的な部分

🇰🇷Korean

황반

무언가의 작은 대조 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự xuất hiện vết bầm tím

một phần tương phản nhỏ của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การทำสี

ส่วนตัดกันเล็กๆ ของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

makulasi

bagian kecil yang kontras dari sesuatu

🇲🇾Malay

makula

bahagian kecil yang berbeza dari sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تلطيخ

جزء صغير متناقض من شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

ماکولاسیون

بخش کوچک متضاد چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

lekelenme

bir şeyin küçük, zıt bir parçası

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