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noun
An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells, responsible for detailed central vision.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
A small chamber of the inner ear of certain vertebrates filled with endolymph and containing an otolith.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb.
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noun
A rather large spot or blotch of color.
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noun
In planetary geology, an unusually dark area on the surface of a planet or moon.
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a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: macule
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Broader terms: spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
Narrower terms: freckle, lentigo, liver spot, plague spot
noun
a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot
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Broader terms: area, region
noun
a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sunspot
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Broader terms: spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
History
From Middle English macula (“spot on the skin or in the eye”), borrowed from Latin macula (“spot, stain”). Doublet of macchia and macule.
Across languages
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