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Definitions: Macula |
MaculaNoun1. A cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the surface of the sun; associated with a strong magnetic field. 2. A yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones. 3. A patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Macula \Mac"u*la\, noun; plural Macul[ae]. [Latin expression, spot, stain, blot. See Mail armor, and compare to Mackle, Macule.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Health | A stain, spot, or thickening. Often used alone to refer to the macula retinae. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Human eye cross-sectional view. Courtesy NIH National Eye Institute
The macula is the central part of the retina of the eye that is the most sensitive of all photoreceptors. It is the macula that enables us to make out fine detail, to focus on an object and to read.
Whereas loss of peripheral vision may go unnoticed for some time, damage to the macula will result in loss of central vision, which is usually immediately obvious.
There has been a significant increase in the number of reported cases of macular degeneration, and there is some new evidence that this is linked to the increase in consumption of certain oilseed vegetable oils. The mechanism by which this link operates is not yet understood.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Macula."
Synonyms: MaculaSynonyms: macula lutea (n), macular area (n), macule (n), sunspot (n), yellow spot (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Blemish | Freckle, mole, macula, patch, blotch, birthmark; blobber lip, blubber lip; blain, maculation; scar, wem; pustule; whelk; excrescence, pimple; (protuberance). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Macula |
| English words defined with "macula": macula lutea, Maculae. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "macula": Best disease, Best's disease ♦ fibre layer of Henle ♦ Henle, Henle fibers, Henle layer ♦ Juxtaglomerular Apparatus ♦ Macular Degeneration ♦ Retinal Perforations. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "macula": immaculate. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Macula" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Danish (macule, small, flat spot), Dutch (macule), Italian (macule), Latin (blemish, blot, dishonor, fault, flaw, macula, maculae, macule, macules, Macules, violet-colored, mail, maquis, mark, mesh in a net, pollute, spot, spot/ blemish, stain, taint). |
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Health | The fluid makes the macula swell, blurring vision. (references) | |
It occurs when new blood vessels behind the retina start to grow toward the macula. (references) | ||
This spot occurs because a group of cells in the macula have stopped working properly. (references) | ||
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| "Macula" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 75.00% of the time. "Macula" is used about 8 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 75% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Noun (proper) | 25% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 8 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "macula": Macula Lutea. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
macula | 48 |
macula degeneration | 28 |
macula tratamiento | 3 |
densa macula | 2 |
macula hole | 2 |
macula society | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "macula"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | لطخة (blot, blotch, blurring, cloud, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, soil, speckle, splash, spot, sully), بقعة (blot, blotch, patch, smear, smudge, spatter, speck, splash, splotch, spot, stain, streak, terrain). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | макула. (various references) | |
Czech | skvrna (blob, blot, blotch, blur, carbuncle, fleck, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, soil, spatter, speck, splash, spot, stain, taint, tarnish). (various references) | |
Danish | macula (macule). (various references) | |
Dutch | macula (macule), vlekje (macule, spot). (various references) | |
Finnish | makula (macule), tahra (blemish, blot, daub, flaw, macule, smear, spot, stain, taint), täplä (fleck, macule, speck, spot). (various references) | |
French | macule (macule). (various references) | |
German | Macula lutea (macula lutea, yellow spot), macula folliculi (macula folliculi), stigma folliculi (macula folliculi), gelber Fleck (macula lutea, tin yellow, yellow spot), blauer Fleck (black mark, blue mark, bruise, macula caerulea, macula cerulea). (various references) | |
Greek | κηλίδα (blemish, blot, blur, bruise, bruising, macule, moil, mottle, patch, slick, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, smut, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, stain, taint). (various references) | |
Hebrew | ב"רת (mole). (various references) | |
Indonesian | noda (blot, ignominy, spot, stain, taint, tarnish). (various references) | |
Italian | macchia (blemish, blob, blot, blotch, brush, brushwood, dab, disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, Dot, fleck, macule, maquis, Mark, patch, rough, scrub, shading, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, speck, splash, splotch, spot, stain, stroke, taint, thicket). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aculamay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | mancha solar (sunspot), macroscópico. (various references) | |
Spanish | mancha (black spot, blemish, blob, blot, blotch, blur, daub, fleck, macule, Mark, patch, shading, slick, smear, smudge, speckle, splash, splodge, splotch, spot, stain, staining, taint). (various references) | |
Swedish | synfläcken (macula lutea, yellow spot), gula fläcken (macula lutea, yellow spot). (various references) | |
Turkish | nokta (Dot, fleck, full point, full stop, particular, period, pinpoint, point, post, speck, speckle, spot, stop, tittle), leke (attaint, blemish, blob, blot, blotch, blur, cloud, discoloration, discolouration, fleck, Mackle, maculation, mottle, shame, slur, smear, smirch, soil, splodge, splotch, spot, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish), benek (Dot, fleck, freckle, mottle, speck, speckle, splash, splodge, splotch, spot). (various references) | |
Ukranian | пляма (blot, blotch, blur, discoloration, discolouration, fleck, maculation, slur, smear, smirch, splash, spot, stain, star, taint). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | macula. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Song of Solomon Chapter 4, Verse 7 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Olh kalh ei h plhsion mou kai mwmoV ouk estin en soi |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Tota pulchra es amica mea et macula non est in te |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Al fair thou art, my leef, and wem is not in thee. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | You are all fair, my love; there is no mark on you. |
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| Language | Song of Solomon Chapter 4, Verse 7 |
| Bulgarian | Ти си все красива, любезна моя; И недостатък няма в тебе. |
| Cebuano | Ikaw lunsay matahum, hinigugma ko; Ug walay buling diha kanimo. |
| Chinese | 我 的 佳 偶 、 全 然 美 麗 、 毫 無 瑕 疵 。 |
| Croatian | Sva si lijepa, prijateljice moja, i nema mane na tebi. |
| Danish | Du er fuldendt fager, min Veninde og uden Lyde. |
| Dutch | Geheel zijt gij schoon, Mijn vriendin, en er is geen gebrek aan u. |
| Finnish | Kaikin olet kaunis, armaani, ei ole sinussa ainoatakaan virheä." |
| French | Tu es toute belle, mon amie, Et il n`y a point en toi de défaut. |
| German | Du bist allerdinge schön, meine Freundin, und ist kein Flecken an dir. |
| Haitian Creole | Ou pa manke bèl, anmòrèz mwen! Depi nan pwent zòtèy ou jouk nan pwent cheve ou, ou san defo! |
| Hungarian | Mindenestõl szép vagy, én mátkám, &és semmi szeplõ nincs benned! |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Engkau cantik sekali, manisku, tiada cacat padamu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Elok sekali engkau, hai adinda! dan barang suatu celapun tiada padamu. |
| Italian | Tutta bella tu sei, amica mia, in te nessuna macchia. |
| Korean | 나 의 사 랑, 너 " 순 히 어 여 뻐 서 아 무 이 없 구 나 |
| Maori | He ataahua katoa koe, e toku hoa; kahore hoki ou koha. |
| Modern Greek | Ολη ωραια εισαι, αγαπητη μου· και μωμος δεν υπαρχει εν σοι. |
| Norwegian | Alt er fagert ved dig, min venninne, og det er intet lyte på dig. |
| Portuguese | Tu és toda formosa, amada minha, e em ti não há mancha. |
| Rumanian | Ewti frumoasq de tot, iubito, wi n`ai nici un cusur. |
| Russian | чУС ФЩ ТЕЛТБУОБ, ЧПЪМА'МЕООБС НПС, Й СФОБ ОЕФ ОБ ФЕ'Е! |
| Spanish | Eres toda bella, oh amada mía, y en ti no hay defecto. |
| Swedish | Du är skön alltigenom, min älskade, på dig finnes ingen fläck. ---- |
| Thai | โอ ที่รักของฉันเอ๋ย เธอช่างงามสะพรั่งไปทั้งนั้น ในตัวเธอจะหาตำหนิสักนิ"ก็ไม่มี |
| Ukrainian | Уся ти прекрасна, моя ти подруженько, і плями нема на тобі! |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "macula": maculae, macular, maculas, maculate, maculated, maculates, maculating, maculation, maculations. (additional references) | |
Words containing "macula": immaculacies, immaculacy, immaculate, immaculately. (additional references) | |
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"Macula" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Amulva, bakula, facula, gacela, Mabuza, Macclim, Maccumal, Maceda, macelli, macile, Maclay, Maclura, Macouba, macrura, macu, Macua, Macuba, macul, maculo, Macura, madula, Mahuwa, Majuba, Makala, Makale, Makalla, Makalle, Makulla, makura, mancala, manuka, marcoule, Marculf, Masalha, masalla, mascula, Masila, massala, massalah, massallam, Matulka, Matullah, maual, Mauchlen, mauual, Mazula, Mcaslan, Mcausland, Mcfly, merula, Mesulam, Mictlan, mikhlal, Mikkola, Mikolas, Mikulas, Mokuba, Muckla, mucusal, Mukalay, Mukalla, Mukela, Nakhla, Narula, Nucula. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "macula" (pronounced 'Mac"u*la'): Acanthocephala, Acicula, Actinula, Ala, Algarovilla, Alula, Ametabola, Ampulla, Amygdala, Angola, Anopla, Aquila, Archencephala, Archiblastula, Areola, Armilla, Arolla, Artiodactyla, Auricula, Axilla, Baggala, Bandala, Banderilla, Barilla, bengola, Beteela, Blastula, Bulla, Cabala, Cabrilla, Caffila, Calcavella, Calendula, Calla, Camarilla, Campanula, Canella, Cannicula, Cannula, Capella, Capitula, Cappella, Carambola, Cedilla, Cella, Chinchilla, Chrysocolla, Cicala, Claribella, Coccinella, Codilla, Collembola, Columbella, Columella, Comatula, Copula, Coronilla, Cunabula, Cupola, Cypsela, Cytula, Dendrocoela, Dongola, E-la, Emgalla, Enopla, Euplectella, Fabella, Faecula, Falcula, Fasciola, Favella, Fecula, Fenes-tella, Fibrilla, fibula, fistula, flotilla, Forficula, formula, Foveola, Fovilla, Fringilla, furcula, gala, Ganocephala, Gentianella, Geophila, gorgonzola, gorilla, granadilla, Granilla, Grubbla, guerilla, Gula, Gyrencephala, Hemimetabola, Hexapla, Holometabola, hyperbola, Impalla, Infula, Intermaxilla, Itala, kabala, Kamala, koala, Lacinula, lamella, Lenticula, Ligula, Lingula, Lipocephala, Lirella, Lissencephala, Locustella, lunula, Lyencephala, Magdala, mammilla, mandola, mantilla, Manzanilla, Marginella, Marsala, maxilla, medulla, Mesoscapula, Micella, Miliola, Mochila, Monerula, Monocondyla, morula, Mulla, Myelencephala, Nebula, Neurula, Nubecula, Nucula, Nyula, Octapla, Olla, Orbicula, osteocolla, Padella, Paleola, Palla, palola, Papilla, Papula, Parabola, Paracorolla, Patela, Patella, Patellula, Pathopoela, Peninsula, Pennatula, Penumbrala, Pergola, Perilla, Perissodactyla, Perula, Phainopepla, Phanerodactyla, Philomela, Pimola, Pinnula, Planula, Plumula, Polygala, Postscapula, Praemaxilla, Predella, Premaxilla, Presscapula, Pseudonavicella, Pseudonavicula, Pseudostella, Psylla, Pteryla, Pulsatilla, Pyla, Rachilla, Radula, ranula, ravenala, Retinula, Rhabdocoela, Rhachilla, Rhizocephala, Rhynchocephala, Rhynchonella, Rosella, roseola, Rotella, Rotula, rubella, rubeola, Rupicola, Sabadilla, Sabella, Saccharilla, Saltarella, sapodilla, sarsaparilla, Scagliola, Scala, Scaliola, scapula, scintilla, Scopula, Scrobicula, scrofula, Scybala, Scylla, Semiparabola, Semolella, sequela, Serpula, Serrula, Setula, Sigla, Silicula, Solidungula, spatula, spirula, Spongilla, Sportula, Squamella, Squamula, squilla, Stegocephala, stela, Stipula, Stola, Strobila, Subumbrella, Succula, Sula, Supermaxilla, Supramaxilla, Symphyla, Synapticula, Tabula, Taeniola, Talegalla, tarantella, tarantula, Tegula, tequila, Terebratula, Tetracoralla, Tetrapla, Thecla, Tigella, Tipula, Tola, tortilla, trabecula, Trehala, Tremella, Turbinella, Turritella, Ulula, umbrella, Urodela, Ursula, uvula, Vaginicola, Vaginula, Valhalla, vallecula, Valvula, Vanilla, Varicella, Variola, Velella, Vesicula, Villa, Villanella, Vitrella, Vorticella, Whala, Wyla, Zilla, Zoochlorella, Zorilla. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-l-m-u" | |
-1 letter: ulama. | |
-2 letters: alma, alum, calm, caul, clam, culm, lama, maul. | |
-3 letters: aal, ala, ama, amu, cam, cum, lac, lam, lum, mac. | |
-4 letters: aa, al, am, la, ma, mu, um. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-l-m-u" | |
+1 letter: calamus, maculae, macular, maculas. | |
+2 letters: caladium, comatula, glaucoma, macrural, maculate. | |
+3 letters: ambulacra, ambulance, cacuminal, caladiums, calcaneum, caldarium, calvarium, campanula, comatulae, glaucomas, guacamole, maculated, maculates, simulacra. | |
+4 letters: accumulate, acetabulum, ambulacral, ambulacrum, ambulances, animalcula, animalcule, calamitous, calumniate, calvariums, camouflage, campanulas, columbaria, emasculate, factualism, guacamoles, immaculacy, immaculate, maculating, maculation, majuscular, ultramafic, unicameral. | |
+5 letters: accumulated, accumulates, accumulator, acetabulums, animalcules, animalculum, antimusical, calumniated, calumniates, calumniator, camouflaged, camouflages, camouflagic, campanulate, candelabrum, chaulmoogra, emasculated, emasculates, emasculator, factualisms, judgmatical, lactalbumin, lumbosacral, maculations, matriculant, matriculate, microfaunal, multicausal, multiracial, ultravacuum, unmatchable. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 61 63 75 6C 61 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- .- -.-. ..- .-.. .- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01100001 01100011 01110101 01101100 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M a c u l a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0061 0063 0075 006C 0061 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)476769877867 |
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