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Definition: Speckle |
SpeckleNoun1. 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". Verb1. Produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees". 2. Mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "speckle" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1851. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | A group of pixels that constitute background noise on an image. Source: European Union. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | A phenomenon in which the scattering of light from a highly coherent source, such as laser, by a rough surface or inhomogeneous medium generates a random-intensity distribution of light that gives the surface or medium a granular appearance. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: SpeckleSynonyms: dapple (n), fleck (n), maculation (n), patch (n), spot (n), bespeckle (v), stipple (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Blemish | Verb: disfigure; (injure); speckle. |
Stain, blot; spot, spottiness; speck, speckle, blur. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Speckle |
| English words defined with "speckle": Speckling. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Pictores operis, Heinricus Fullmaurer, Albertus Meyer, sculptor Vitus Rodolph Speckle. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "Speckle" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 80.00% of the time. "Speckle" is used about 5 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) | 80% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 20% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 5 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "speckle": senile speckle. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| 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 |
speckle | 11 |
speckle trout | 7 |
blue phentermine speckle white | 3 |
interferometry speckle | 3 |
laser speckle | 3 |
electronic interferometry pattern software speckle | 2 |
paint speckle | 2 |
speckle trout fishing | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "speckle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | pikël (drop, droplet, freckle, speck), mbuloj me pika. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | نقطة (dab, dot, fleck, full stop, item, locus, mark, period, point, pt, speck, spot, topic), نقط (dapple, dot, fleck, mottle, pit, point, punctuate, speck, sprinkle, stipple, trickle), لطخة (blot, blotch, blurring, cloud, macula, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, soil, splash, spot, sully), علم ببقعات, رقطة (fleck), بقع (speck, splash, splatter, splotch, stain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | луничка (fleck, freckle, heat spot, sunspot), покривам с точки, покривам с лунички (freckle), покривам с петна (maculate, speck, splotch), петънце (mote, speck, spot, taint). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 斑點 (spot, stain), 小斑點 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | flíèek. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | stænk, plet (blot, spot). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | schubkopje (speckle-fronted weaver). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | نقطه نقطه یاخال خال کردن , نقطه (Ace, Dot, Iota, Jot, Mark, Part, Plot, Point, Prick, Speck, Splotch, Spot, Stop), نوع (Brand, Breed, Class, Gender, Genus, Ilk, Issue, Kidney, Kind, Manner, Nature, Navigate, Order, Persuasion, Quality, Sort, Species, Stamp, Suit, Type, Variety), لکه کوچک , قسم (Gender, Genus, Kind, Manner, Persuasion, Sort, Species, Type), خال (Blotch, Dot, Freckle, Mole, Pip, Speck, Spot, Stigma), رنگ (Colony, Complexion, Dye, Grain, Hue, Indigo, Paint, Shade, Tint, Tune). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | speckle, rakeisuus (gradation, grade, grading, grain size, granularity), rae (grain, granule, hailstone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | speckle, tavelure (speck), tacheture, tacheter (speck, splash, splatter, splotch), moucheture, moucheter (speck), granularité. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | sprenkel (snare, speck), tupfer (dab, swab, wadding, whirl), tupfen (dab, Dot, splash, spot, to dab), Granulationsmuster, Granulation (granulation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κόκκωση, κηλιδώνω (besmirch, blemish, blot, blotch, defile, moil, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, smut, speck, spot, stain, sully), κηλίδα (blemish, blot, blur, macula, moil, mottle, patch, slick, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, smut, speck, splotch, spot, stain, taint), σημαδάκι, στίγμα (blemish, blot, brand, fleck, point, slur, speck, spot, stigma), στίζω (mottle, punctuate, speck, spot). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | רבב (slur, smudge, stain, taint). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | petty (fleck, freckle, polka dot, polka-dot, speck, spot). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | membuat berbintik-bintik, bintik (spot, stain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | picchiettare (dab, Dot, Pat, patter, spot, tap), macchiolina (fleck, freckle, speck), macchiettare (marl), macchiare (blot, blotch, dapple, dirty, Flavor, flavour, Mark, mottle, smear, smirch, smudge, soil, spot, stain, sully, tarnish), granulosit , chiazzare (mottle, smudge, speck), chiazza (Mark, mottle, patch, smudge, spot, stain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | スペックル干渉計 (cum, semen, sparing, special purpose, speckle interferometer, spell, spelling, spelunker, spencer jacket, sperm, spoke, spokesman, spokesperson, spokeswoman, sport, sports car, sports center, sports club, sports drink, sports event, sports fair, sports programmer, sports shoes, sports test, sports trainer, sportscaster, sportsman, sportsmanship, sportswear, sportswoman, sportswriter, superiority complex). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | スペックルか"しょうけい (speckle interferometer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 얼룩 (smear, smudge, speck, stain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ecklespay salpicar (bedabble, bespatter, dabble, dapple, dash, dredge, flash, fleck, flecker, freak, pepper), ponto (character, dot, full stop, jot, mark, matter, period, pinpoint, pip, point, prompter, punt, speck, spot, stitch, stop, token), pinta (dapple, dot, flick, speck, spot), mosquear (mottle, powder, talcum, variegate), matizar (blend, checker, freak, fret, mingle, sprinkle, variegate), manchar (befoul, besmirch, blemish, blight, blotch, blur, dirty, discolor, discolour, fleck, foul, fox, maculate, pollute, smirch, smoke, smudge, soil, spot, stain, sully, taint), mancha pequena (dot, speck), granularidade, esmaltar (enamel, glaze, sprinkle, varnish). (various references) smãlţa (fleck, Spangle), semn mic (speck), pistrui (fleck, freckle, speck), picãţea (Dot), patã micã (speck), pãta (attaint, blemish, cloud, foul, maculate, Mark, slop, smear, smirch, smut, soil, splash, splatter, spoil, spot, stain, sully), bucãţicã (bit, knob, morsel, mouthful, rap, whit), împestriţa (fleck, interlard, mottle, speck). (various references) пятнышко (mote, mottle, speck), пятнать (blemish, speck, sully). (various references) prošarati mrljicama (speck), mrljica (pick, speck), bobica (berry). (various references) salpicar de manchitas, salpicar (bespatter, besprinkle, dabble, fleck, lard, pepper, plash, salt, scatter, spatter, splash, splatter, sprinkle, tag), punto (degree, dot, fleck, full stop, issue, period, pip, plank, point, polka dot, speck, spot, stop, the point), motear (mottle), mancha (black spot, blemish, blob, blot, blotch, blur, daub, fleck, macula, Mark, patch, slick, smear, smudge, splash, splodge, splotch, spot, stain, taint), granularidad (grain size, granularity). (various references) speckelmönster, fläck (blemish, blot, blotch, blur, discoloration, fleck, flick, Mark, mottle, patch, slur, smear, smirch, speck, splodge, splotch, spot, stain, taint). (various references) nokta (Dot, fleck, full point, full stop, macula, particular, period, pinpoint, point, post, speck, spot, stop, tittle), lekelemek (asperse, attaint, bastardize, bedaub, befoul, besmirch, blacken, blemish, blot, blotch, blur, brand, breathe upon, cloud, defile, dirty, discolor, discolour, dishonor, fleck, flecker, maculate, mottle, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, smutch, soil, spatter, splodge, splotch, spot, sprinkle, stain, stigmatize, sully, taint, tarnish), beneklemek (dapple, Dot, fleck, flecker, mottle, speck, spot), benek yapmak (speck, spot), benek (Dot, fleck, freckle, macula, mottle, speck, splash, splodge, splotch, spot), çil (fleck, freckle, sun spot). (various references) робити строкатим (variegate), цяточка (lentigo), мітка (notch), мушка, плямувати (blemish, defile, smudge, spot, stain). (various references) vết lốm đốm (dapple). (various references) britho (dazzle, mottle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "speckle": speckled, speckles. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "speckle": kenspeckle. (additional references) | |
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"Speckle" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: pekkle, Seckler, secklow, sheckle, spackel, Spauchle, speckly, Speechly. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "speckle" (pronounced spe"kul) |
| 4 | -e" k u l | freckle, heckle, shekel. |
| 3 | -k u l | acoustical, aeronautical, agrochemical, allegorical, alphabetical, analytical, anarchical, anatomical, ankle, anthropological, antithetical, apolitical, archaeological, archeological, article, astrological, astronautical, astronomical, asymmetrical, atypical, autobiographical, barnacle, biblical, bicycle, bifocal, biochemical, biographical, biological, biomedical, biotechnological, botanical, brickle, buckle, cackle, categorical, cervical, chemical, Chronicle, chronological, chuckle, circle, classical, clavicle, clerical, clinical, comical, commonsensical, conical, coracle, cortical, crackle, critical, cubicle, cuticle, cycle, cyclical, cylindrical, cynical, debacle, dermatological, diabolical, diacritical, dialectical, domical, ducal, ecclesiastical, ecological, economical, ecumenical, egotistical, electrical, electrochemical, electromechanical, elliptical, empirical, encircle, encyclical, epidemiological, epochal, equivocal, eschatological, ethical, ethnical, etymological, evangelical, fanatical, farcical, fecal, fickle, fiscal, focal, follicle, galenical, geographical, geological, geometrical, geophysical, geopolitical, gonococcal, grackle, grammatical, granduncle, graphical, gynecological, hackle, helical, heretical, heterocercal, hierarchical, historical, honeysuckle, Huckle, hypercritical, hypocritical, hypothetical, hysterical, icicle, identical, ideological, illogical, immunological, impractical, inimical, ironical, jackal, knuckle, lackadaisical, lexical, liturgical, local, logical, logistical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, matriarchal, mechanical, medical, meikle, metallurgical, metaphorical, metaphysical, meteorological, methodical, methodological, metrical, Mickle, miracle, monocle, morphological, motorcycle, muckle, musical, mystical, mythical, mythological, nautical, neoclassical, neurological, nickel, Nickle, Nicol, nonelectrical, nonpolitical, nonsensical, nonsurgical, nontechnical, numerical, obstacle, ontological, optical, Oracle, oratorical, ornithological, paradoxical, particle, pathological, patriarchal, pedagogical, periodical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, pharmacological, philosophical, phonological, photochemical, physical, physiological, pickle, pinnacle, polemical, political, pontifical, popsicle, practical, preclinical, problematical, prototypical, psychical, psychological, pumpernickel, puritanical, quizzical, rabbinical, radical, radiological, ramshackle, rankle, rascal, receptacle, reciprocal, recycle, rhetorical, ruckle, runkle, sabbatical, satirical, semiclassical, semicylindrical, semitropical, serological, shackle, sickle, skeptical, sociological, Sokol, sparkle, spectacle, spherical, sprinkle, statistical, stereotypical, stickle, strategical, suckle, surgical, symmetrical, tabernacle, tackle, tactical, technical, technological, teleological, tentacle, testicle, theatrical, theological, theoretical, tickle, tinkle, topical, toxicological, trickle, tricycle, tropical, twinkle, typical, typographical, tyrannical, umbilical, uncle, uncritical, uneconomical, unequivocal, unethical, unicycle, unshackle, untypical, vehicle, vertical, viatical, virological, vocal, whimsical, Winkle, wrinkle, zoological. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-k-l-p-s" | |
-1 letter: cleeks, clepes, keleps. | |
-2 letters: cepes, cleek, clepe, keels, keeps, kelep, kelps, leeks, pecks, peeks, peels, pekes, peles, skelp, sleek, sleep, speck, speel. | |
-3 letters: cees, cels, cepe, ceps, eels, ekes, elks, else, keel, keep, kelp, keps, leek, lees, leke, leks, peck, pecs, peek, peel, pees, peke, pele, seek, seel, seep, skee, skep, spec. | |
-4 letters: cee. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-k-l-p-s" | |
+1 letter: speckled, speckles. | |
+2 letters: penuckles, pickerels. | |
+3 letters: flyspecked, kenspeckle. | |
+4 letters: forcepslike, lockkeepers, spacewalked, spacewalker, steeplejack. | |
+5 letters: glockenspiel, kaleidoscope, marketplaces, placekickers, pluckinesses, spacewalkers, steeplejacks. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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