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Meaning of "mottled" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOTTLED

mottled  [ˈmɒtəld] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOTTLED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mottled is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MOTTLED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mottled

Mottle

Mottle or mottling is the appearance of uneven spots. It is commonly used to describe plants or the skin of animals. In plants, mottling usually consists of yellowish spots on plants, and is usually a sign of disease or malnutrition. Many plant viruses cause mottling, some examples being: ▪ Tobacco vein mottling virus ▪ Bean pod mottle virus Mottling is sometimes used to describe uneven discolored patches on the skin of humans as a result of cutaneous ischemia or Herpes zoster infections. In animals, mottling may be a sign of disease, but may also be a hereditary trait, such as seen with the champagne and leopard complex genes in horses. Mottles can also refer to discoloration in processed food, such as butter. In geology, mottled refers to a patchy/blotch texture of alteration or interbedding, commonly found in limestone and commonly caused by bioturbation. Mottling can also refer to an undesirable defect which can occur with effect coatings, most obvious on light metallic finishes. The total color impression shows irregular areas of lightness variations. These "patches" are usually visually evaluated, described as a mottling effect.

Definition of mottled in the English dictionary

The definition of mottled in the dictionary is coloured with streaks or blotches of different shades.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOTTLED


disgruntled
dɪsˈɡrʌntəld
dottled
ˈdɒtəld
embattled
ɪmˈbætəld
entitled
ɪnˈtaɪtəld
gruntled
ˈɡrʌntəld
lintelled
ˈlɪntəld
metalled
ˈmɛtəld
mettled
ˈmɛtəld
petalled
ˈpɛtəld
rattled
ˈrætəld
settled
ˈsɛtəld
subtitled
ˈsʌbtaɪtəld
titled
ˈtaɪtəld
totalled
ˈtəʊtəld
undismantled
ˌʌndɪsˈmæntəld
unentitled
ˌʌnɪnˈtaɪtəld
unmetalled
ʌnˈmɛtəld
unsettled
ʌnˈsɛtəld
untitled
ʌnˈtaɪtəld
wattled
ˈwɒtəld

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOTTLED

motorway
motorway restaurant
motorway service station
motory
motoscafo
Motown
mots justes
motser
mott
motte
mottle
mottled umber
mottler
motto
mottoed
motty
motu
motu proprio
motuca
motza

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOTTLED

air-cooled
called
cancelled
castled
controlled
coupled
detailed
disabled
failed
filled
handled
installed
led
rolled
ruled
scheduled
sealed
skilled
so-called
startled

Synonyms and antonyms of mottled in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MOTTLED»

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

Translation of «mottled» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOTTLED

Find out the translation of mottled to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mottled from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mottled» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斑驳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

moteado
570 millions of speakers

English

mottled
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विचित्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مرقش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пестрая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

malhada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কর্বুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tacheté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berjubah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gesprenkelt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

まだらの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

얼룩덜룩
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mottled
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

len tạp sắc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பல அம்ச
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचित्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alacalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

screziato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nakrapiane
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

строката
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pestriț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στίγματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gevlekte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fläckigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spettet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mottled

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTTLED»

The term «mottled» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.483 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTTLED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mottled» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mottled» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mottled

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOTTLED»

Discover the use of mottled in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mottled and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Mottled Screen: Reading Proust Visually
In The Mottled Screen, the author challenges the view that literary texts cannot be examined by words alone, arguing that images also play a role in the interpretation process.
Mieke Bal, 1997
2
Mottled Dawn: Fifty Sketches and Stories of Partition
Mottled. Dawn. SAADAT HASAN MANTO, the most widely read and the most controversial short-story writer in Urdu, was born on 11 May 1912 at Samrala in Punjab's Ludhiana district. In a literary, journalistic, radio scripting and film-writing  ...
Saʻādat Ḥasan Manṭo, 2011
3
Saint Melissa the Mottled
A rare and irreverent, previously unpublished story by the late author of The Wuggly Ump profiles offbeat Saint Melissa, whose canonization occurred despite her Miracles of Destruction, through which she would induce migraines, refine lust ...
Edward Gorey, 2012
4
The Mottled Lizard
Her family and friends, their home and their travels, the glorious wildlife and scenery, described in rich and loving detail, all spring to life in this enchanting book.
Elspeth Huxley, 2011
5
Metallographer's Guide: Practice and Procedures for Irons ...
Mottled Cast Iron. When a cast iron consists of a mixture of gray and white iron, the cast iron is called mottled cast iron, because of its mottled or speckled appearance in a fractured surface. Figure 2.50 shows an example of the microstructure ...
B. L. Bramfitt, 2001
6
Copper Homeostasis in the Normal and Mottled Brindled ...
Copper is an essential micronutrient for proper development and function from yeast to mammals.
Mark John Niciu (Jr), 2008
7
A Survey of the Literature of Dental Caries
Ockerse (1941b) examined South African children for mottled enamel and caries in relation to the fluorine content of the water supplies. The survey was not limited to children of continuous residence. In Uping- ton, with 0.38 p.p.m. fluorine in ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Dental Health, 1952
8
Rapid Assessment: A Flowchart Guide to Evaluating Signs and ...
Mottled skin is patchy discoloration indicating primary or secondary changes of the deep, middle, or superficial dermal blood vessels. It can result from a hematologic, immune, or connective tissue disorder; chronic occlusive arterial disease; ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004
9
Soil survey
Mottled dark grayish-brown silty clay loam, underlain by mottled gray to dark-gray silty clay. Highly mottled gray to light-gray silty clay loam or silt loam, underlain by mottled gray silty clay. Mottled dark-gray to gray clay and silty clay, underlain ...
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1958
10
Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals
Mottled skin has patchy areas of vasoconstriction (pallor) mixed with areas of vasodilation (cyanosis or erythema). Mottling may also be a normal physiologic response in a child exposed to cold environmental temperatures. Cyanosis is blue ...
Ronald A. Dieckmann, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOTTLED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mottled is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New art exhibits at Silvermine Aug. 2
They are set against mottled expanses of color that can represent horizon and surface. His objects occupy space — they sit, they have gravitas, ... «New Canaan Advertiser, Jul 15»
2
Dockyard's new star is set to 'dazzle' in memory of conflict
Original painted surfaces have been uncovered and contrast with mottled rust and metal. The large engine room, long-since gutted, has been ... «Portsmouth News, Jul 15»
3
Daum Nancy French cameo art glass vase with a winter scene in …
A small, signed pillow vase, having a yellow and purple mottled background with carved floral, wasp and spider web design, fetched $3,250; ... «News-Antique.com, Jul 15»
4
A soul-satisfying, humbling experience
... food is available in some posh departmental stores like Nature's Basket, Modern Bazaar etc. and depressingly they sport a mottled look. «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
5
Orphan No. 27 pirouettes to stardom
At the orphanage she'd been called “the devil child” because of a skin condition called vitiligo, which created a mottled appearance on her ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
6
Leader Pet of the Day: Honey
Honey is a shy but sweet bunny with a striking mottled coat. She might run and hide at first, but is very playful and silly when she thinks no one's ... «Burbank Leader, Jul 15»
7
Review: 'Barbarian Days,' by William Finnegan, Details a Surfer's …
He describes reef rashes, sun-caused cataracts, scabby ears, a broken nose, cuts from sea-urchin spines and mottled arms that may presage ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
8
Haute-N-Ready: It Comes But Once A Year
A mottled golden brown with occasional patches hinting at the soft, sweet and savory vegetable meat within. Even the order size varies. «Willamette Week, Jul 15»
9
Trendy but calm: Adult coloring books selling like crazy
... colored in, I started over, rubbing crayon over pencil, pencil over crayon, mixing colors to make new ones and layering for a mottled effect. «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Get younger knees and legs
I have found a great solution for my mottled, blotchy legs: Sweetsation Lumi*Essence Body Organic Advanced Brightening Repair Treatment ... «Truth In Aging, Jul 15»

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