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Meanings of
speck
in English
Portuguese
fragmento
Catalan
pessic
Spanish
pizca
Back to the meaning
A slight but appreciable amount.
touch
hint
pinch
tinge
mite
jot
soupcon
Portuguese
fragmento
Portuguese
partícula
Catalan
espurna
Spanish
pizca
Back to the meaning
(Nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything.
particle
molecule
atom
mote
corpuscle
Portuguese
partícula
Synonyms
Examples for "
particle
"
particle
molecule
atom
mote
corpuscle
Examples for "
particle
"
1
However, high-resolution cryo-EM reconstruction often requires hundreds of thousands of
single
-
particle
images.
2
Exposure to
fine
-
particle
air pollution was not, however, linked with the risk.
3
A
particle
occupies one point of space at each moment of time.
4
But unprecedented methodological challenges are facing contemporary cosmology and
particle
physics today.
5
CERN, the famed Swiss high energy
particle
physics lab, has a problem.
1
In France, randomised studies in adjuvant situation have started with this
molecule
.
2
Conclusion: Adhesion
molecule
levels are stable under normal laboratory sample handling conditions.
3
Conclusions: 99mTc-anti-TNF-a scintigraphy may recognize the
molecule
involved in the inflammatory process.
4
The possible role of a related
molecule
,
TREM1, in AD remains unknown.
5
Such a
molecule
could be used for many age-related diseases, he added.
1
Many years ago we of Earth renounced war, destroyed our
atom
bombs.
2
Has the
atom
bomb helped the United States in Iraq or Afghanistan?
3
Then the new world stopped falling, and every
atom
locked into place.
4
However, the more electrons in an
atom
,
the greater their mutual repulsion.
5
This projectile was but an
atom
in the immensity of the ocean.
1
His father was one whom a
mote
in his brother's eye repelled.
2
In the glory of our Lord and Lady, so
mote
it be!
3
From the tiniest
mote
dancing over this flame to the Godhead Itself.
4
Perhaps the prime mover was a dust
mote
or a single molecule-somewhere
5
The word hung there, like a dust
mote
in a colored sunbeam.
1
The strongest and reddest
corpuscle
had been the gift of his mother.
2
He had the red
corpuscle
,
the deep convolution, and so was King.
3
The morning swims in the lagoon had thickened the red
corpuscle
.
4
Sometimes the foremost segment has the
corpuscle
at one end, sometimes the other.
5
The white
corpuscle
has but two dumping places now, the lungs or kidneys.
A very small spot.
pinpoint
Usage of
speck
in English
1
Immediately, a great trunk extended from the
speck
and into the future.
2
The profane words are but a
speck
in a sea of monosyllables.
3
He saw a
speck
moving across the plains north, toward the river.
4
Andrea watched until the mere
speck
in the distance had completely disappeared.
5
The Sea Eagle now was but the merest
speck
on the ocean.
6
There was not one
speck
of envy in the whole human-hearted egotist.
7
A
speck
drifted across it, the hawk sailing in search of prey.
8
After a moment Bast leaned forward and squinted at some half-seen
speck
.
9
It was a beautifully calm day-nota
speck
in the azure heaven.
10
Newton's laws apply to every last
speck
of matter in the universe.
11
He held a similar minute
speck
of the powder out to me.
12
A tiny
speck
appeared under the aeroplane and rapidly approached the earth.
13
Gradually, the twinkling
speck
expanded until Bajor's swirling seas were clearly visible.
14
An inconsiderable
speck
to the north marked the site of Gourbi Island.
15
The other two men gazed with fascinated eyes after the disappearing
speck
.
16
Another hour, and the island was a mere
speck
on the horizon.
Other examples for "speck"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
speck
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
black speck
tiny speck
little speck
mere speck
white speck
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Translations for
speck
Portuguese
fragmento
ácaro
partícula
átomo
Catalan
pessic
espurna
partícula
bri
mica
bocí
engruna
Spanish
pizca
partícula
miaja
Speck
through the time
Speck
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common