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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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Words nearby speckle pattern

specious, specious present, speck, speckle, speckle interferometry, speckle pattern, speckled trout, speckled wood, specs, spect, spectacle

Origin of speckle pattern

First recorded in 1960–65
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