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Definitions: Maculation |
MaculationNoun1. A small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice": "a fleck of red". 2. The act of spotting or staining something. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "maculation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1602. (references) |
Etymology: Maculation \Mac"u*la"tion\, noun. [Latin expression maculatio.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: MaculationSynonyms: dapple (n), fleck (n), patch (n), speckle (n), spot (n), spotting (n), staining (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: Maculation |
| Non-English Usage: "Maculation" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (smearing, staining). |
| Language | Translations for "maculation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | تلطيخ (discolor, discolour, smearing, staining), تلطخ (smudge, spot, sully, tarnish), توسيخ, تبقع (spot). (various references) | |
German | Befleckung. (various references) | |
Hebrew | "כתמ" (staining, sullying). (various references) | |
Italian | maculazione. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aculationmay.(various references) | |
Romanian | murdãrie (contamination, corruption, defilement, dinginess, dirt, dirtiness, dishonesty, dung, filth, filthiness, foulness, greasiness, grime, litter, mess, muck, nastiness, naughty words, offscourings, ordure, puddle, refuse, rust, smudge, smut, smutch, soil, squalidity), pãtare. (various references) | |
Turkish | lekelenme (becoming stained, staining), leke (attaint, blemish, blob, blot, blotch, blur, cloud, discoloration, discolouration, fleck, Mackle, macula, mottle, shame, slur, smear, smirch, soil, splodge, splotch, spot, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish). (various references) | |
Ukranian | пляма (blot, blotch, blur, discoloration, discolouration, fleck, macula, slur, smear, smirch, splash, spot, stain, star, taint), плямистість. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | vết (impression, mark, patch, print, speck, trace). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "maculation": maculations. (additional references) | |
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"Maculation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acculation, arculation, macularia, sacculation, sacculations. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "maculation" (pronounced 'Mac"u*la"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation, Acetification, Achromatization, Acidification, Acquisition, Actualization, Actuation, Acuation, Acuition, Acumination, Acupuncturation, Adaptation, Adaption, Addiction, Addition, Adduction, Ademption, Adeption, Adequation, Adfiliation, Adhibition, Adhortation, Adipoceration, Adjection, Adjudication, Adjunction, Adjuration, Adlegation, Adlocution, Admensuration, Administration, Admiration, Admixtion, Admonition, Admortization, Adnation, Adoption, Adoration, Adornation, Adosculation, Adrogation, Adsignification, Adulation, Adulteration, Adumbration, Adunation, Adustion, Advocation, Advolution, Aerification, AEstivation, Affectation, Affection, Affiliation, Affirmation, Afflation, Affliction, Afforestation, Affriction, Aggeneration, Aggeration, Agglomeration, Agglutination, Aggrandization, Aggravation, Aggregation, Agitation, Aglutition, Agnation, Agnition, Agnomination, Agricolation, Alation, Albication, Albification, Alcoholization, Alienation, Alimentation, Alkalization, Allectation, Allegation, Allegorization, Alleviation, Alligation, Alliteration, Allocation, Allocution, Alteration, Altercation, Alutation, Amalgamation, Ambulation, Ambustion, Amelioration, Americanization, Amolition, Amortization, Amotion, Amplexation, Ampliation, Amplification, Amputation, Anaesthetization, Analyzation, Anathematization, Anatomization, Angariation, Anglicization, Angulation, Angustation, Anhelation, Animalization, Animation, Annexation, Annihilation, Annomination, Annotation, Annulation, Annumeration, Annunciation, Anteposition, Antiattrition, Anticipation, Antifriction, Antilibration, Antiquation, Antivaccination, Antivivisection, Antrustion, Apertion, Apocopation, Apostemation, Apparition, Appellation, Appendication, Apperception, Appetition, Application, Apportion, Apposition, Apprecation, Appreciation, Approbation, Appropinquation, Appropriation, Approximation, Aprication, Aration, Arbitration, Arborization, Arctation, Arcuation, Arefaction, Arenation, Areolation, Argentation, Argumentation, Argutation, Arietation, Ariolation, Aromatization, Arrentation, Arreption, Arrestation, Arrogation, Arterialization, Articulation, Ascription, Asexualization, Aspection, Asperation, Asphyxiation, Aspiration, Asportation, Assassination, Assastion, Assecuration, Assecution, Assentation, assertion, Asseveration, Assibilation, Assignation, Assimulation, Association, Assuefaction, Assumption, Astipulation, Astriction, -ation, Atmolyzation, Atomization, Attemperation, Attention, Attenuation, Atterration, Attestation, Attrectation, Attribution, Attrition, Aucupation, Audition, Augmentation, Auguration, Aurigation, Auscultation, Authorization, Autofecundation, Auto-infection, Auto-inoculation, Auto-intoxication, Autosuggestion, Autotoxication, Averruncation, Aversation, Aviation, Avocation, Avolation, Backwardation, Ballotation, Balneation, Balsamation, Bannition, Baptization, Bastion, Beatification, Benediction, Benefaction, Bifurcation, Bilection, Biliation, Bilocation, Bipartition, Bisection, Bituminization, Blandation, Blatteration, Boation, Bolection, Bombilation, Bombination, Botheration, Brutalization, By-election, Cachinnation, Calamistration, Calcification, Calcination, Calcitration, Calculation, Calefaction, Caligation, Callisection, Calorification, Calumniation, Cameration, Canalization, Cancellation, Canceration, Canonization, Cantation, Cantillation, Cantion, Capillation, Capitation, Capitulation, Caprification, Caption, Carbonatation, Carbonization, Carbunculation, Carnation, Carnification, Caseation, Cassation, Castellation, Castigation, Castrametation, Castration, Catechisation, Catenation, Causation, Cauterization, Cavillation, Celebration, Cementation, Cenation, Centesimation, Centralization, Cephalization, Cerebration, Certification, Cessation, Characterization, Chatteration, Chitinization, Chlorination, Chondrification, Chrismation, Christianization, Chylifaction, Chylification, Chymification, Cibation, Cicatrization, Cicuration, Cinefaction, Cineration, Circination, Circuition, Circulation, Circumcursation, Circumdenudation, Circumduction, Circumflection, Circumgestation, Circumgyration, Circumlocution, Circumnavigation, Circumnutation, Circumposition, Circumrotation, Circumscription, Circumspection, Circumvallation, Circumvection, Circumvention, Circumvolation, Circumvolution, Citation, Citrination, Clamation, Clarification, Classification, Claudication, Coacervation, Coaction, Coadaptation, Coadunation, Coadunition, Coagmentation, Coagulation, Coalition, Coaptation, Coarctation, Coarticulation, Coaxation, Coction, Codification, Coeducation, Coemption. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-i-l-m-n-o-t-u" | |
-2 letters: aconitum, anatomic, atomical, calamint, claimant, comatula, nautical. | |
-3 letters: actinal, alation, alumina, animato, auction, automan, caution, clamant, inocula, limacon, linocut, lunatic, manioca, manitou, matinal, outlain, tinamou. | |
-4 letters: action, actual, alnico, alumin, alumna, alumni, amatol, amount, animal, anomic, atomic, atonal, atonic, caiman, calami, camail, camion, canola, canula, catalo, cation, catlin, citola, coital, column, conium, incult, lactam, lacuna, lamina, latino, lumina, macula, maloti, maniac, manila, manioc, manito, manitu, mantic, mantua, manual, moulin, muonic, oilcan, oilman, outman, talcum, talion, tincal, toluic, toucan, tunica, ultima, ultimo, uncial, uncoil. | |
-5 letters: actin, alamo, alant, aloin, amain, amino, amnia, amnic, amnio, anima, antic, atman, aulic, canal, canto, claim, clout, coala, coati, colin, comal, cotan, count, culti, cumin, cutin, lamia, lanai, lauan, liana, liman, linac, linum, locum, lotic, macon, malic, manat, mania, manic, manta, matin, miaou, miaul, moult, mount, mucin, mulct, muton, natal, nicol, notal, notum, octal, octan, oculi, onium, ontic, talon, tamal, tical, tolan, toman, tonal, tonic, tunic, ulama, umiac, uncia, unlit, until. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-i-l-m-n-o-t-u" | |
+1 letter: calumniator, maculations. | |
+2 letters: accumulation, calumniation, calumniators, emasculation. | |
+3 letters: accumulations, autonomically, calumniations, computational, emasculations, matriculation, ultraromantic. | |
+4 letters: intramolecular, matriculations, miscalculation, musicalization, undogmatically, unromantically. | |
+5 letters: aluminosilicate, circumvallation, communicational, computationally, documentational, masculinization, miscalculations, musicalizations, neuroanatomical, nonmatriculated. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 61 63 75 6C 61 74 69 6F 6E |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- .- -.-. ..- .-.. .- - .. --- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01100001 01100011 01110101 01101100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M a c u l a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0061 0063 0075 006C 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)47676987786786758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Derivations 6. Rhymes 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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