maculation
Pattern of spots
Maculation is the pattern or arrangement of spots or markings on a surface, especially on animal skin, feathers, or leaves.
The word appears in technical biological descriptions: The maculation of the leopard's coat varies by subspecies.
It can also mean the act of spotting or staining something, though this sense is rare.
Concealment through visual blending
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
- plaidWoven crisscross pattern
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
herringbone · paisley · chevron · lattice · patchwork · quilted · filigree · dappling
Seen or patterned
- speckledDotted with small marks
- freckledHaving small pigmented spots
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- dappledMarked with spots
pied · variegated · blotched · stippled · flecked · brindled · marbled · peppered
camouflage
Concealment through visual blending
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
- plaidWoven crisscross pattern
tartan · herringbone · paisley · chevron · lattice · patchwork · quilted · filigree · dappling · stippling
spotted
Seen or patterned
- speckledDotted with small marks
- freckledHaving small pigmented spots
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
dappled · pied · variegated · blotched · stippled · flecked · brindled · marbled · peppered · calico
imperfection
Fault or shortcoming
- flawImperfection in something
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
- disfigurementMarred physical appearance
mar · pockmark · scar · mark · spot · blotch · discoloration · birthmark · lesion · nevus
discoloration
Altered surface pigmentation
taint · soil · splotch · tarnish · mark · stigma · foxing · watermark · sunspot
maculationuniformity
State of being identical
solidness · plainness · unmarked · unspotted · unpatterned
maculationimmaculateness
Total absence of flaws
spotlessness · purity · cleanliness · flawlessness · pristineness
immaculate, macula, immaculately, macular, immaculateness, macule, maculate, immaculacy