speckle

Meanings

• Noun

  A small, irregularly shaped mark or patch, typically of a different color or texture from the surrounding surface.

  - "The cake had speckles of chocolate spread throughout."
  - "The painting featured a landscape with speckled clouds."
  - "The marble had speckles of various colors."

• Verb

  To mark or cover with small, irregular spots or patches.

  - "The pudding speckled with raisins."
  - "The pavement was speckled with raindrops."
  - "The wall speckled with paint drips."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with speckle
mockle , knobble , noble , double , muddle

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Variants

List of all variants of speckle that leads to same result
speckle , speckles , speckled , speckling , speckle interferometries , speckle interferometry

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Etymology

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Originally from Old English 'specel', meaning 'spotted, speckled'.

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Trivia

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1. Speckle is often used to describe the appearance of certain types of food, such as pudding or cake.

2. Speckle can also refer to a type of noise that appears in images, particularly in radar and medical imaging.

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Related Concepts

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1. Fleck: A small mark or patch, similar to speckle.

2. Marbling: A decorative technique that creates patterns resembling speckles.

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Culture

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Speckle has been used in various forms of art and literature. In art, speckled patterns are often used to create texture and depth. In literature, speckle can refer to a character's appearance or a metaphor for a situation. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Othello', Iago describes Desdemona's handkerchief as having 'a curious strange device, a monarch's broad seal, or the shape of a tawny lion, with his open mouth, bellowing, as it were, that made the bosom I did look in seem more deep.' The 'tawny lion' could be interpreted as having a speckled appearance.

How to Memorize "speckle"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a surface covered in small, irregular spots or patches to remember the definition of speckle.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word speckle with small, irregular marks or patches to remember its definition.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Speckled Pudding' to remember the definition of speckle as a noun.

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