maculation

[ mak-yuh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of spotting.
2. a spotted condition.
3. a marking of spots, as on an animal.
4. a disfiguring spot or stain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of maculation¹

1425–75 for earlier sense “sexual defilement”; late Middle English < Latin maculātiōn- (stem of maculātiō ). See maculate, -ion

Example Sentences

The maculation of the under side is as represented in the plate.

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Strigile -is: maculation that consists of parallel longitudinal lines: a deep sinus near base of first joint of anterior tarsus.

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Ustulatus: scorched: applied to a maculation that has the appearance of having been burned in.

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The idea that solar maculation depends in some way upon the position of the planets occurred to Galileo in 1612.

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Meticulose -us: is a maculation in the form of a series of colored flames.

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Related Words

• blot
• blotch
• bruise
• discoloration
• freckle
• imperfection
• pimple
• scar
• smudge
• snag
• stain
• stigma
• wart