speckle

[US]/'spek(ə)l/
[UK]/'spɛkl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. spot or mark on the skin, feathers, eggshells, etc.

Phrases & Collocations

speckle pattern

speckle interferometry

Example Sentences

a large speckled brown egg.

a mountain slope speckled with houses

The pond is speckled with foam.

speckled with patches of colour

The hen layed three beautiful speckled eggs.

The principle and structure of laser shearography and electronic speckle interferometry were introduced.Speckle pattern was disposed and analysed.

Speckled lentiginous nevus is characterized by a tan or light brown background patch on which more darkly pigmented macules or papules are randomly distributed.

It is an unusual clinical presentation of speckled lentiginous nevus which must be differentiated from benign pigmented lesions due to a potential for malignant changes.

Put the minced lemon grass hearts, chilies, galangal/ginger, shrimp paste, shallots, garlic, and oil in a blender and liquify it into a speckled mush.

Real-world Examples

Her apron was speckled with oil.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

The floor is speckled with footstep stickers indicating social distancing space.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

" Big enough for you" ? Snowflakes speckled Tormund's broad face, melting in his hair and beard.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

" Oh, it's got a little speckle " on the edge of the toast there.

Source: Kitchen Deliciousness Competition

You kind of see the little speckle there, that's Earth, 400 million kilometers away.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) December 2017 Collection

And in the morning Laura's forehead was speckled with mosquito bites.

Source: The little cabin on the grassland.

It arrived at Saturn in 2004. And it did show that Titan is speckled with lakes and seas.

Source: Student Science Journal

Round his brow he had a peculiar yellow band, with brownish speckles, which seemed to be bound tightly round his head.

Source: The Adventure of the Speckled Band

His black hair was speckled all over with silver, like the breast plumage of a black fowl.

Source: Garden Party (Part 1)

These mesmerizing patterns are also seen in the grasslands of Namibia where meters-wide, barren circles speckle the landscape.

Source: Scientific Journal: Ecology

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