mac·u·la·tion (m k y -l  shn)n. 1. The act of spotting or staining or the condition of being spotted or stained. 2. The spotted markings of a plant or an animal, such as the spots of the leopard. |
maculation [ˌmækjʊˈleɪʃən]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a pattern of spots, as on certain animals and plants
2. Archaic the act of maculating or the state of being maculated
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| Noun | 1. |  maculation - a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"marking - a pattern of marks nebula - (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea splash - a patch of bright color; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color" plaque - (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body macule, macula - a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases mock sun, parhelion, sundog - a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once" macula, sunspot - a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field facula - a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots facula - a bright spot on a planet |
| 2. |  maculation - the act of spotting or staining something |
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