Meaning of "blotch" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BLOTCH

Probably from botch, influenced by blot1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BLOTCH

blotch  [blɒtʃ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLOTCH

Blotch is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb blotch in English.

WHAT DOES BLOTCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stain

A stain is a discoloration that can be clearly distinguished from the surface, material, or medium it is found upon. They are caused by the chemical or physical interaction of two dissimilar materials. Staining is used for biochemical research, metal staining, and art.

Definition of blotch in the English dictionary

The first definition of blotch in the dictionary is an irregular spot or discoloration, esp a dark and relatively large one such as an ink stain. Other definition of blotch is to become or cause to become marked by such discoloration. Blotch is also to write or flow unevenly in blotches.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLOTCH

PRESENT

Present

I blotch

you blotch

he/she/it blotches

we blotch

you blotch

they blotch

Present continuous

I am blotching

you are blotching

he/she/it is blotching

we are blotching

you are blotching

they are blotching

Present perfect

I have blotched

you have blotched

he/she/it has blotched

we have blotched

you have blotched

they have blotched

Present perfect continuous

I have been blotching

you have been blotching

he/she/it has been blotching

we have been blotching

you have been blotching

they have been blotching

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I blotched

you blotched

he/she/it blotched

we blotched

you blotched

they blotched

Past continuous

I was blotching

you were blotching

he/she/it was blotching

we were blotching

you were blotching

they were blotching

Past perfect

I had blotched

you had blotched

he/she/it had blotched

we had blotched

you had blotched

they had blotched

Past perfect continuous

I had been blotching

you had been blotching

he/she/it had been blotching

we had been blotching

you had been blotching

they had been blotching

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will blotch

you will blotch

he/she/it will blotch

we will blotch

you will blotch

they will blotch

Future continuous

I will be blotching

you will be blotching

he/she/it will be blotching

we will be blotching

you will be blotching

they will be blotching

Future perfect

I will have blotched

you will have blotched

he/she/it will have blotched

we will have blotched

you will have blotched

they will have blotched

Future perfect continuous

I will have been blotching

you will have been blotching

he/she/it will have been blotching

we will have been blotching

you will have been blotching

they will have been blotching

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would blotch

you would blotch

he/she/it would blotch

we would blotch

you would blotch

they would blotch

Conditional continuous

I would be blotching

you would be blotching

he/she/it would be blotching

we would be blotching

you would be blotching

they would be blotching

Conditional perfect

I would have blotch

you would have blotch

he/she/it would have blotch

we would have blotch

you would have blotch

they would have blotch

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been blotching

you would have been blotching

he/she/it would have been blotching

we would have been blotching

you would have been blotching

they would have been blotching

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you blotch
we let´s blotch
you blotch

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to blotch

Past participle

blotched

Present Participle

blotching

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BLOTCH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «blotch» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of blotch

blemish · blot · mark · patch · scar · smirch · smudge · smutch · splash · splodge · spot · stain

TRANSLATION OF BLOTCH

Find out the translation of blotch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of blotch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blotch» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 斑
• Translator English - Spanish: mancha
• English: blotch
• Translator English - Hindi: मुहासा
• Translator English - Arabic: بقعة
• Translator English - Russian: пятно
• Translator English - Portuguese: mancha
• Translator English - Bengali: ফুস্কুড়ি
• Translator English - French: tache
• Translator English - Malay: Penipuan
• Translator English - German: Fleck
• Translator English - Japanese: ブロッチ
• Translator English - Korean: 얼룩
• Translator English - Javanese: Blotch
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đốm
• Translator English - Tamil: சருமத்தில் ஏற்படும் கொப்புளங்கள்
• Translator English - Marathi: काजळीने डाग
• Translator English - Turkish: leke
• Translator English - Italian: macchia
• Translator English - Polish: krosta
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пляма
• Translator English - Romanian: blotch
• Translator English - Greek: κηλίδα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: vlek
• Translator English - Swedish: blotch
• Translator English - Norwegian: blotch

QUOTES WITH «BLOTCH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word blotch.

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John Millington Synge

Lord, confound this surly sister, blight her brow with blotch and blister, cramp her larynx, lung and liver, in her guts a galling give her.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLOTCH»

Discover the use of blotch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blotch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Helminthosporium Blights of Wheat: Spot Blotch and Tan Spot ...

Helminthosporium diseases of wheat: summary of group discussions and recommendations; Evolution of the nomenclature used for Helminthosporium spp. causing leaf blight of wheat; Crop management and breeding for control of Pyrenophora tritici ...

E. Duveiller, Dubin, H.J., Reeves, J., 1998

Apple blotch

0 \A^\ APPLE BLOTCH By John W. Roberts, Pathologist, and Leslie Pierce, Senior Scientific Aid, Office of Fruit-Disease Investigations, Bureau of Plant Industry CONTENTS Economic importance of apple blotch _ Distribution Description Life ...

John William Roberts, Leslie Pierce, 1926

Mushroom Pest and Disease Control: A Color Handbook

There are a number of well known diseases of mushrooms caused by bacteria, in particular Bacterial blotch. ... blotch. Blotch is one of the most widespread diseases of Agaricus bisporus, and occurs in every country where the crop is grown.

J. T. Fletcher, R. H. Gaze, 2008

The Ninth Regional Wheat Workshop: For Eastern, Central and ...

Debre Markos In 1992, only septoria leaf blotch and tan spot were the only diseases recorded in the area. The incidence of septoria leaf blotch ranged from 90-100% and its severity reached up to 35% It was more prevalent than tan spot  ...

Douglas G. Tanner, Thomas S. Payne, Osman S. Abdalla, 1996

Handbook of Image and Video Processing

g(n,k) ' Blotch f(n,/<) interpolation I : Blotch |— P detection b (nsk) I I Motion - -1 Motion vector estimation — — — — — — — — repair FIGURE 9 Blotch detection and removal system. out, the second step also involves the local repair of motion  ...

Alan C. Bovik, 2010

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Quantitative. genetics. of. net. blotch. resistance. in. barley. Table 1 Genotype means for top and bottom canopy scores,. G. B. DOUGLASi I. L. GORDON Department of Agronomy, Massey University Palmerston North, New Zealand Abstract A ...

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Badmoonrising: The Gates of Bonshea

“Who hired the bravos in Lorr, Blotch? Was it you?” Blotch wiped sweat from his eyes, his huge chest working like a bellows. “I should have known your cursed Shadows would be there.” Ethan nodded. Eight bravos had died because of Blotch.

Paul Hardt, 2012

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Two important fungal seed-borne diseases of barley in New Zealand: net blotch caused by Drechslera teres (Sacc.) Shoemaker and leaf stripe caused by Drechslera graminea (Rabenh. ex Schlecht.) Shoemaker B. J. ARNST*, Botany ...

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Integrated Pest Management for Small Grains

Net Blotch of Barley Pyrenophora teres Net blotch is an important disease of barley wherever this crop is grown. It is more serious in areas of higher rainfall or where sprinkler irrigation is used. The disease reduces yield and grain quality.

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Disease Resistance in Wheat

(1984) and Sharma and Bhatta (1999) reported that spot blotch resistance was conditioned by one to three dominant genes. Velazquez (1994) observed that spot blotch resistance was partially dominant, with two to three genes conditioning ...

Indu Sharma, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLOTCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blotch is used in the context of the following news items.

This Week's Night Sky: Pluto Presents an Observing Challenge

... distant world may be getting increasingly stormy, producing bright blotch-like cloud features that might be visible through backyard scopes. «National Geographic, Jul 15»

Yellow poplar weevil makes presence known in Pennsylvania, mid …

There may be from one to 19 larvae that develop in one leaf mine blotch. "The larval stage of the yellow poplar weevil may mine the foliage of ... «Penn State News, Jul 15»

ECOVIEWS: Animals have many ways to protect themselves

While in the air, it spreads out its hindlegs, revealing a bright yellow blotch on the back of each thigh. The bird meanwhile is making its move, ... «Aiken Standard, Jul 15»

Xperia Z5 this September might finally be worthy of the name

The Xperia Z4 can perhaps be considered a blotch on Sony's troubled mobile reputation. It was an incremental upgrade at best and an ... «SlashGear, Jul 15»

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I got up one morning and there was a red blotch in my eye. No one could see it, only me, and that started the ball rolling with losing my sight.”. «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»

How tattoos boost confidence for the blind

While that may improve an eye's appearance, the result could just look like a big blotch of brown or black, for example, he said. "So it's a very ... «CNBC, Jul 15»

Costa Ricans consume 17 imported avocados per year

The state agency claimed protection of agricultural health, since the disease "Sun blotch" is present there and there were fears of it spreading. «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»

Why dog owning is proving spot on for us

His name was Blotch, he was a liver-spotted dalmation with a heart-shaped nose — and it was love at first sight. We journeyed to the Wingfield ... «The Advertiser, Jul 15»

Missouri rejects 'Grain Belt Express' plan for wind power

A big purple blotch, noting high wind, covers southwestern Kansas, an area dubbed “the Saudi Arabia of wind.” So that's where companies like ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»

Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 30, 2015

Growers need to include fungicides to control sooty blotch and flyspeck and calcium for bitter pit in their cover sprays. We have received 200 to ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jun 15»