Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field
nouna small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision
nouna patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinmacula“spot, stain”
- Middle Englishmacula“spot on the skin or in the eye”
- Englishmacula
From Middle English macula (“spot on the skin or in the eye”), borrowed from Latin macula (“spot, stain”). Doublet of macchia and macule.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian петно, петно
- петно (petno)spot
- петно (petno)large blot or splotch
Catalan màcula
- màculaanatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
Chinese Mandarin 黃斑 /黄斑
- 黃斑 /黄斑 (huángbān)anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
Czech žlutá skvrna
- žlutá skvrnaanatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
Dutch gele vlek, macula
- gele vlekanatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
- maculaanatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
Finnish keltatäplä, täplä
- keltatäpläanatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
- täpläspot
- pilkkuspot
- läiskälarge blot or splotch
- läikkälarge blot or splotch
- pilkkuplanetary geology: dark area on the surface of planet or moon
- täpläplanetary geology: dark area on the surface of planet or moon
French macula, macula lutea
- maculaanatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
- macula luteaanatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
German Gelber Fleck, Makula
- Gelber Fleckanatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
- Makulaanatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
Greek ωχρή κηλίδα
- ωχρή κηλίδα (ochrí kilída)anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
Italian macula, macula
- maculaanatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
- maculalarge blot or splotch
Japanese 黄斑
- 黄斑 (ōhan)anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
Persian لکهٔ زرد
- لکهٔ زرد (lakke-ye zard)anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
Polish plamka żółta, plamka
- plamka żółtaanatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
- plamkaspot
- plamalarge blot or splotch
- skazalarge blot or splotch
- plamaplanetary geology: dark area on the surface of planet or moon
Portuguese mácula, mácula
- máculaanatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
- máculaspot
- manchaspot
- manchalarge blot or splotch
Russian жёлтое пятно́, ма́кула
- жёлтое пятно́ (žóltoje pjatnó)anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
- ма́кула (mákula)anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
Swedish gul fläck
- gul fläckanatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina
Cite this entry
macula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macula
“macula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macula. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macula,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macula.
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