macular

== English == === Etymology === From macula or macule +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmækjəlɚ/ === Adjective === macular (not comparable) (anatomy, medicine) Relating to the macula, the area of the retina responsible for detailed central vision Having macules; spotted ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin maculāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [mə.kuˈla] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ma.kuˈlaɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ma.kuˈla] === Verb === macular (first-person singular present maculo, first-person singular preterite maculí, past participle maculat) (transitive) to stain Synonym: tacar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== màcula === Further reading === “macular”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “macular”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “macular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “macular”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin maculāre. Doublet of manchar and magoar. ==== Verb ==== macular (first-person singular present maculo, first-person singular preterite maculei, past participle maculado) (transitive) to taint (to contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally) Synonyms: contaminar, corromper, infectar ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== mácula === Etymology 2 === From mácula + -ar. ==== Pronunciation ==== ==== Adjective ==== macular m or f (plural maculares) (anatomy, medicine) macular (pertaining to the macula) === Further reading === “macular”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “macular”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /makuˈlaɾ/ [ma.kuˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: ma‧cu‧lar === Etymology 1 === From Latin maculāre. ==== Adjective ==== macular m or f (masculine and feminine plural maculares) stained, tainted ==== Verb ==== macular (first-person singular present maculo, first-person singular preterite maculé, past participle maculado) (transitive) to stain ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === From mácula + -ar. ==== Adjective ==== macular m or f (masculine and feminine plural maculares) (anatomy, medicine) macular (relating to the macula) ===== Related terms ===== === Further reading === “macular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025