What does maculation mean?
Maculation means (obsolete) The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish..
1891, Ambrose Bierce, “A Holy Terror” in Tales of Soldiers and Civilians, San Francisco: E. L. G. Steele, p. 218, He could make out a mottled pattern on the hollow cheeks—the maculations of decay.
I speak not ‘be thou true,’ as fearing thee, For I will throw my glove to Death himself, That there’s no maculation in thy heart:
1990, Mason E. Hale, A Synopsis of the Lichen Genus Xanthoparmelia (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae), Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, p. 195, [This lichen] species […] is recognized by […] more or less distinct maculation on the upper surface, and pale brown lower surface.
Females [of the species Speyeria nokomis] are cream above with heavy black maculation accompanied by much dark suffusion.
Use maculation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Maculation means (obsolete) The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish..
Common synonyms include spot, patch, dapple, spotting.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
1891, Ambrose Bierce, “A Holy Terror” in Tales of Soldiers and Civilians, San Francisco: E. L. G. Steele, p. 218, He could make out a mottled pattern on the hollow cheeks—the maculations of decay.
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