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speckle

A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage.

Origin: The noun is from ; the verb was later coined from the noun, in the late 16th century. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Free little library at Bryant Square Park. 🥰 Hope someone who loves to color finds Speckle! 🖍️ #coloringbook #allages”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “JWST high-contrast spectroscopy with speckle modelling: Atmospheric retrievals of the T dwarf companion HD 19467 B https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.02769 Darío González Picos, Tessa van der Post, Sam de Regt, Jean-Baptiste Ruffio, Natalie Grasser, Ignas Snellen.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “[2605.02769] Darío González Picos et al.: JWST high-contrast spectroscopy with speckle modelling: Atmospheric retrievals of the T dwarf companion HD 19467 B. link”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “[2605.01487] Andrei Tokovinin et al.: Speckle Interferometry at SOAR in 2024 and 2025. link”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(Scotland) Kind; sort.

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#3·Apr 27, 2026

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

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