speckle
English
Etymology
The noun is from Middle Dutch spekkel; the verb was later coined from the noun, in the late 16th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɛkəl/
Noun
speckle (countable and uncountable, plural speckles)
Translations
small spot
physics: random distribution of scattered light
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