macula

== Translingual == === Etymology === Latin macula === Noun === macula (geography, planetography, astronomy) A type of albedo feature on the surface of celestial bodies, a darkened region. ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== == English == === Etymology === From Middle English macula (“spot on the skin or in the eye”), borrowed from Latin macula (“spot, stain”). Doublet of macchia and macule. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmæk.jᵿ.lə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæk.jə.lə/ Hyphenation: mac‧u‧la === Noun === macula (plural maculas or maculae) (anatomy) An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells, responsible for detailed central vision. (anatomy, biology) A small chamber of the inner ear of certain vertebrates filled with endolymph and containing an otolith. A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb. A rather large spot or blotch of color. In planetary geology, an unusually dark area on the surface of a planet or moon. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== (oval yellow spot near the center of the retina): macula lutea, macular ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== macula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “macula”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “macula”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “macula”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Catalan == === Verb === macula inflection of macular: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === macula third-person singular past historic of maculer == Italian == === Alternative forms === macola === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin macula, whence also the inherited doublet macchia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈma.ku.la/ Rhymes: -akula Hyphenation: mà‧cu‧la === Noun === macula f (plural macule) (anatomy, astronomy, geology) macula stain, blot (pathology) macule blotch ==== Synonyms ==== (stain, blot): macchia ==== Related terms ==== maculopatia === Further reading === macula on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it macula in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === caluma, lumaca == Latin == === Alternative forms === (Medieval Latin) macla === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *smatlom, from Proto-Indo-European *smH-tló-m (“wiping (perhaps)”), from a root *smeh₂- (“to wipe”) or *smeh₁-. Perhaps related to Ancient Greek σμάω (smáō, “to wipe clean, cleanse”). === Pronunciation === macula: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈma.kʊ.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmaː.ku.la] maculā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈma.kʊ.ɫaː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmaː.ku.la] === Noun === macula f (genitive maculae); first declension in a bad sense (literally and in general) a spot, speck, small mark or stain (literally and in particular) a disfiguring spot, stain, or blemish (on the skin) a blemish, temporary or permanent (for example, a bruise, freckle, mole, birthmark, etc.) (on a garment) a stain, an area of soiling or defilement (figuratively) a fault or blemish, a blot on one’s character (transferred sense) a mark of shame or disgrace; a stigma, brand, or blight in a neutral sense any kind of marking or point of variegation; a speckle, spot, patch, line, or similar on the skin or coat of an animal on the leaves of a plant (transferred sense) a mesh in a net, a cell in a network, or a hole in a web (Medieval Latin, in particular) a cell in a coat of mail, a ring of mail armour (Medieval Latin, transferred sense) a link in a chain ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== Macula (cognomen) maculō maculōsus maculātūra ==== Descendants ==== === References === === Further reading === “măcŭla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “macula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "macula", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “măcŭla”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 935/2. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. “macula” on pages 1,058–1,059 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82) Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “macula, macla”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 624/1 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === macule === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin macula. Doublet of mayle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmakiu̯laː/ === Noun === macula (plural maculas) (Late Middle English, rare) A lesion on the eye or skin. ==== Descendants ==== English: macula ==== References ==== “macula, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 July 2018. == Portuguese == === Verb === macula inflection of macular: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin maculare or French maculer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ma.kuˈla/ === Verb === a macula (third-person singular present maculează, past participle maculat) 1st conjugation to mark, to spoil ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “macula”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Verb === macula inflection of macular: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative