Speckle Definition

spĕkəl
speckled, speckles, speckling
noun
speckles
A small mark of contrasting color; speck.
Webster's New World

(physics) The random distribution of light when it is scattered by a rough surface.

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Synonyms:
verb
speckled, speckles, speckling
To mark with speckles.
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Other Word Forms of Speckle

Noun

Singular:
speckle
Plural:
speckles

Origin of Speckle

  • The noun is from Middle Dutch spekkel; the verb was later coined from the noun, in the late 16th century.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English spakle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Speckle Sentence Examples

  • Blood had dripped down his face to speckle his shirt.

  • The brightest speckle was found to decay on similar timescales.

  • The performance will be very competitive, particularly in crowded fields where other speckle imaging techniques give relatively poor performance.

  • Future experimental work will include the use of laser speckle interferometry to measure crack closure.

  • An important aspect of spatial compounding is its ability to reduce speckle noise to improve image quality.

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Words Starting With

SSPSPE

Words Ending With

ELEKLE

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