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Definition of Maculation
1. Noun. A small contrasting part of something. "A fleck of red"
Generic synonyms: Marking
Specialized synonyms: Pinpoint, Speck, Nebula, Splash, Fret, Worn Spot, Plaque, Macula, Macule, Mock Sun, Parhelion, Sundog, Macula, Sunspot, Facula, Facula
Derivative terms: Dapple, Fleck, Patch, Patchy, Speckle, Speckle, Spot
2. Noun. The act of spotting or staining something.
Generic synonyms: Dirtying, Soiling, Soilure
Derivative terms: Maculate, Maculate, Spot
Definition of Maculation
1. n. The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish.
Definition of Maculation
1. Noun. (context: Shakespearian) The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Maculation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Maculation
1. The formation or the presence of macules. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maculation
Literary usage of Maculation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1913)
"... highly polished and the thoracic plica is distinctly longer than in any of
the other species; strigatus is distinguished by the lack of any maculation, ..."
2. Transactions of the American Entomological Society by American Entomological Society (1907)
"All the maculation distinct, well written ; yellowish, with brick-red powder- ings
... Rusty yellowish, rather even in tint; the maculation inconspicuous. ..."
3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1905)
"In one, the darkest, the maculation is obscured and the reniform rather faintly
outlined in whitish and produced along median vein towards the orbicular, ..."
4. World-life; Or, Comparative Geology by Alexander Winchell (1888)
"But it appears that maculation is a differential phenomenon. ... It was the
opinion of Father Secchi,* nevertheless, that maculation is a phenomenon of ..."
5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1877)
"Dr. Hunter has shown to the satisfaction of many that at Madras there is " a
cycle of rainfall corresponding with the period of solar maculation. ..."
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