macule

Meaning

Noun

1. A spot.
2. A blur or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little during printing.

Verb

To blur or be blurred; especially to blur or double an impression from type.

Synonyms

macula

maculation

fleck

spot

dapple

dot

point

small

smudge

speck

speckle

spottiness

stigma

yellow spot

tache

flat spot

macula lutea

measles

blemish

punctum

blip

blister

blot

Translations

macule

kleiner Fleck

gelber Fleck

σπίλος

βλαττίδα

δερματική κηλίδα

tache

tache cutanée

macula

zona centrale

vlek

macula

mácula

mácula

mancha

Etymology

From Middle French macule, from Latin macula. Doublet of macchia, macula and, with a suffix, maquis.