punctulationn.

Brit.

/ˌpʌŋ(k)tʃᵿˈleɪʃn/,

/ˌpʌŋ(k)tjᵿˈleɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌpəŋ(k)(t)ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: punctule n.; Latin punctulum , -ation suffix.

Etymology: < punctule n. or its etymon classical Latin punctulum + -ation suffix. Compare earlier punctulated adj.

Chiefly Zoology.

The condition of being punctulate; minute punctation. Also concrete: (each of) the tiny dots or puncta on a punctulate object or surface.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [noun] > small spot or speckle > speckled condition

speckledness1611

speckedness1617

nevosity1656

dottiness1795

punctulation1801

speckiness1857

bespecklement1883

troutiness1895

skitteriness1952

1801 W. Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 91 292 The..darker coloured places in the punctulations.

1847 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 5. 244 The..less opacity of the elytra and abdomen, and the deeper and wider punctulation of the latter.

1858 A. Geikie Story of Boulder vii. 119 Glossy scales..ornamented with a very minute punctulation.

1950 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 76 44 The pronotum has obscure longitudinal striation superimposed on the dense punctulation.

1995 P. J. Hayward et al. in P. J. Hayward & J. S. Ryland Handbk. Marine Fauna N.W. Europe x. 592/1 Coin shells... Both valves with dense punctulations, reminiscent of a brachiopod.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	punctulation
释义	punctulationn. Brit. /ˌpʌŋ(k)tʃᵿˈleɪʃn/, /ˌpʌŋ(k)tjᵿˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌpəŋ(k)(t)ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: punctule n.; Latin punctulum , -ation suffix. Etymology: < punctule n. or its etymon classical Latin punctulum + -ation suffix. Compare earlier punctulated adj. Chiefly Zoology. The condition of being punctulate; minute punctation. Also concrete: (each of) the tiny dots or puncta on a punctulate object or surface. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [noun] > small spot or speckle > speckled condition speckledness1611 speckedness1617 nevosity1656 dottiness1795 punctulation1801 speckiness1857 bespecklement1883 troutiness1895 skitteriness1952 1801 W. Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 91 292 The..darker coloured places in the punctulations. 1847 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 5. 244 The..less opacity of the elytra and abdomen, and the deeper and wider punctulation of the latter. 1858 A. Geikie Story of Boulder vii. 119 Glossy scales..ornamented with a very minute punctulation. 1950 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 76 44 The pronotum has obscure longitudinal striation superimposed on the dense punctulation. 1995 P. J. Hayward et al. in P. J. Hayward & J. S. Ryland Handbk. Marine Fauna N.W. Europe x. 592/1 Coin shells... Both valves with dense punctulations, reminiscent of a brachiopod. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1801
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