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speckle pattern
noun
, Astronomy.
- the visual appearance of a star as viewed through a large telescope, with irregularities caused by the distorting effect of local turbulence in the earth's atmosphere.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of speckle pattern1
First recorded in 1960–65
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