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speckle pattern
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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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Origin of speckle pattern
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby speckle pattern
speck, speckle, speckled trout, speckled wood, speckle interferometry, speckle pattern, specs, spec sheet, SPECT, spectacle, spectacled
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