What is "macule"

Macula \Mac"u*la\, n.; pl. Macul[ae]. [L., spot, stain, blot. See Mail armor, and cf. Mackle, Macule.]

1. A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb; called also macule.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A rather large spot or blotch of color.

"blemish, spot," late 15c., from Latin macula (see macula), perhaps via French macule.

n. 1 A spot. 2 A blur or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little during printing. vb. (context printing English) To blur or be blurred; especially to blur or double an impression from type.

n. a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases [syn: macula]