| 单词 | macula |
| 释义 | macula (once / 50082 pages) 1n 2n 3n WORD FAMILY macula: maculae, maculas, maculate+/maculate: maculated, maculating, maculation/maculation: maculations USAGE EXAMPLESThe macula is the center of the retina and provides for central vision. Washington Times(Apr 25, 2016) Chain mail comes from "maille", another 11th Century French word, thought to be from the Latin macula, which means "stain" or "spot" as in "immaculate". BBC(Mar 29, 2016) As its name implies, the macula, a part of the retina, breaks down and no longer can send images to the brain. Washington Times(Mar 12, 2016) 1 n a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper macule freckle, lentigo a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin liver spota type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin plague spota spot on the skin characteristic of the plague dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot a small contrasting part of something n a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision 3Syn|Hyper macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot area, region a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve n a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field Syn|Hyper sunspot dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot a small contrasting part of something |
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