Stipple — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

engrave by means of dots and flicks

make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɪpəl/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɪpəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɪpəl/

1 syllable Say it as /stˈɪpəl/.

Examples

The sunlight stippled the trees

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

speckle

Parts of Speech

verb	engrave by means of dots and flicks
verb	make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
verb	apply (paint) in small dots or strokes
verb	produce a mottled effect “The sunlight stippled the trees”

Word Forms

stippler	noun	a painter who stipples (creates a stippled effect)
speckle	noun	a small contrasting part of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tüpfeln

mittels Punkten und Strichen gravieren

🇫🇷French

pointillé

graver au moyen de points et de films

🇪🇸Spanish

punteado

grabar mediante puntos y movimientos

🇮🇹Italian

punteggiare

incidere mediante punti e movimenti rapidi

🇳🇱Dutch

stippel

graveren door middel van stippen en vegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

pontilhado

gravar por meio de pontos e movimentos

🇷🇺Russian

пунктир

гравировать с помощью точек и щелчков

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्टिपल

डॉट्स और फ्लिक्स के माध्यम से उत्कीर्णन

🇧🇩Bengali

স্টাইপল

বিন্দু এবং flicks মাধ্যমে খোদাই করা

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டுக்கட்டை

புள்ளிகள் மற்றும் ஃபிளிக்ஸ் மூலம் பொறிக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

స్టిప్పల్

చుక్కలు మరియు విదిలింపుల ద్వారా చెక్కండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટીપલ

બિંદુઓ અને ફ્લિક્સ દ્વારા કોતરણી કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಟಿಪ್ಪಲ್

ಚುಕ್ಕೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಫ್ಲಿಕ್‌ಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಕೆತ್ತನೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്റ്റൈപ്പിൾ

ഡോട്ടുകളും ഫ്ലിക്കുകളും ഉപയോഗിച്ച് കൊത്തിവയ്ക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

اسٹپل

نقطوں اور فلکس کے ذریعہ کندہ کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

点画

通过点和轻拂的方式进行雕刻

🇯🇵Japanese

点描

ドットとフリックによる彫刻

🇰🇷Korean

점각

점과 플릭으로 새기다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chấm

khắc bằng dấu chấm và búng tay

🇹🇭Thai

แต้มสี

แกะสลักโดยใช้จุดและการสะบัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

titik-titik

mengukir melalui titik dan jentikan

🇵🇭Filipino

tusok

ukit sa pamamagitan ng mga tuldok at kisap-mata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رقط

النقش عن طريق النقاط والنقرات

🇮🇷Persian

پایه

با استفاده از نقطه و تلنگر حکاکی کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

noktacık

noktalar ve vuruşlarla kazıma

🇮🇱Hebrew

חתיכה

לחרוט באמצעות נקודות והדפנות

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The primary meaning of 'stipple' is 'engrave by means of dots and flicks'.

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Using 'stipple' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'stipple' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'stipple' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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