speckle

== English == === Etymology === The noun is from Middle Dutch spekkel; the verb was later coined from the noun, in the late 16th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspɛkəl/ Rhymes: -ɛkəl === Noun === speckle (countable and uncountable, plural speckles) A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage. (physics) The random distribution of light when it is scattered by a rough surface. (Scotland) Kind; sort. (cytology) A cluster of interchromatin granules in a nucleus. Synonym: splicing speckle ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === speckle (third-person singular simple present speckles, present participle speckling, simple past and past participle speckled) To mark with speckles. ==== Translations ====