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Definition of Spotting

1. Noun. The act of spotting or staining something.

2. Noun. The act of detecting something; catching sight of something.

Definition of Spotting

1. Verb. (present participle of ''spot'') ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Spotting

1. spot [v] - See also: spot

Medical Definition of Spotting

1. A slight discharge of blood via the vagina, especially as a side effect of oral contraceptives. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spotting

spotted skunk spotted squeateague spotted sunfish spotted water hemlock spotted weakfish spotted wolffish spottedness spotter spotters spottier

spotties spottiest spottily spottiness spottinesses spottings spottle spottles spotty spotweld

spousage spousages spousal spousal equivalent spousal relationship spousal support spousally spousals spouse

Literary usage of Spotting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1920)
"The extreme form of such spotting is seen in bull terriers. Here the entire skin and coat is commonly unpigmented, the eyes alone being colored. ..."

2. Studies of Heredity in Rabbits, Rats, and Mice by William Ernest Castle (1919)
"The white-spotting found in these wild forms is usually not extensive. ... Such locations of the white-spotting suggest a deficiency of pigment in the skin, ..."

3. Machine Tool Operation by Henry D. Burghardt (1919)
"Drilling in a Lathe—spotting the Center.—Suppose it is required to finish a hole, say 1" diameter, in a piece of solid metal. The first operation usually, ..."

4. Shippers and Carriers of Interstate and Intrastate Freight by Edgar Watkins (1920)
"Car spotting.—Similar in principle to the trap car service is what has been called car spotting which is defined:'" " 'spotting' service is the service ..."

5. Genetic Studies on a Cavy Species Cross by John Adolph Detlefsen (1914)
"UNIFORMITY AND spotting. In guinea-pigs, the dominance of the uniform or ... The whole question of spotting and its inheritance in guinei is more unsettled ..."

6. Genetic Studies on a Cavy Species Cross by John Adolph Detlefsen (1914)
"UNIFORMITY AND spotting. In guinea-pigs, the dominance of the uniform or self-colored ... If, in rats, we consider the hooded pattern as a sort of spotting, ..."

7. Textbook of Naval Aeronautics by Henry Woodhouse (1917)
""spotting" from a Dirigible Dirigibles are also very extensively employed in spotting and observing (see Chapter on Naval Dirigibles). ..."

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