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Speckle

Noun CEFR B1
ˈspɛkəl

Definitions

  1. A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The random distribution of light when it is scattered by a rough surface.
    countable, uncountable
  3. Kind; sort.
    Scotland, countable, uncountable
  4. A cluster of interchromatin granules in a nucleus.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

7 more languages
العربيةالرقطة
Българскилу́ничкапетънце
Ελληνικάκηλίδαστίγμα
Suomipilkkutäplittää
Polskiłata
Türkçebenek
Українськацятка

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

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