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English noun: maculation

1. maculation (attribute) a small contrasting part of something


SamplesA bald spot.
A leopard's spots.
A patch of clouds.
Patches of thin ice.
A fleck of red.


Synonymsdapple, fleck, patch, speckle, spot


Broader (hypernym)marking


Narrower (hyponym)facula, facula, fret, macula, macula, macule, mock sun, nebula, parhelion, pinpoint, plaque, speck, splash, sundog, sunspot, worn spot

2. maculation (act) the act of spotting or staining something


Synonymsspotting, staining


Broader (hypernym)dirtying, soiling, soilure









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