speckle

IPA: spˈɛkʌɫ

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.

Examples of "speckle" in Sentences

Trees are snapped and the foundations of homes speckle the landscape.
Even the teleporter has been upgraded -- say goodbye to the "speckle" and hello to the "swirl."
Thanks Laurie - it is a shame, whoever invents a way to keep the speckle will be my hero for life!
IC can form lacunas with diameters of up to several micrometers containing nuclear bodies such as speckle, Cajal and PML bodies
The ocean shore teemed with fish, crustaceans, and sea mammals, but one particular fish, called a speckle fish, was everyone's favorite.
The book is full of scientific observations of creatures such as the sea speckle, the red poison needle, the oleander, the bluebottle or coral.
If a laser is projected onto such a surface the unique reflection can be captured as a unique "speckle" pattern by a digital camera and used as an identity.
SPR microscopy instruments driven by coherent illumination can suffer from dramatically reduced image quality due to interference effects, the so-called speckle artifact.