macule
macule noun: a spot.
Noun
macule (plural macules)
- A spot.
- A blur or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little during printing.
Verb
macule (third-person singular simple present macules, present participle maculing, simple past and past participle maculed)
- To blur or be blurred; especially to blur or double an impression from type.
macule meaning in Tamil and Bengali
macule in Tamil
- தோலில் நிறப்புள்ளிகள்
macule in Bengali
- দাগ, ঝাপসা ভাব, দ্বৈত ছাপ, ঝাপসা করা, হওয়া
Forms of macule
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | macules |
| alternative form | mackle |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | macules |
| present participle | maculing |
| past participle | maculed |
| past | maculed |
Origin of macule
From Middle English macule, from Middle French macule and its etymon Classical Latin macula. Doublet of macchia, macula and, with a suffix, maquis.
Words formed from macule
Words that rhyme with macule
Questions about macule
- What does macule mean?
- Macule means a spot.
- What is macule in Tamil?
- Macule in Tamil is தோலில் நிறப்புள்ளிகள். See Macule meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is macule?
- Macule can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of macule?
- The plural of macule is macules.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: macule (page history and authors); macule (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); macule (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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