punctation
Americannoun
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punctate condition or marking.
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one of the marks or depressions.
Etymology
Origin of punctation
1610–20; < Medieval Latin pūnctātiōn-, stem of pūnctātiō, equivalent to pūnctāt ( us ) (past participle of pūnctāre to mark with points; see point) + -iōn- -ion
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In this particular case, the faint punctation of the surface may possibly indicate the presence of air vesicles of a size sufficiently great to be visible under the microscope.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 by Various
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