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Examples of mottle
mottle
Uniform and mottle patterns are what most people recognize as camouflage.
From the sciencedaily.com
The mottle coloration of the octopus produces effective background matching to the algae.
From the sciencedaily.com
At other times, they layer two glazes that mottle together in the kiln.
From the sfgate.com
She has even learned to mottle the surface of the canvas using smoke from a sooty candle.
From the timesunion.com
I feel a red mottle of embarrassed blush creep into my cheeks.
From the telegraph.co.uk
They are mottle-colored with brown, gray, black and white.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The disease is characterized by blotchy mottle on the leaves, and misshapen, poorly coloured, off-tasting fruit.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They have found RNA from the pepper mild mottle virus in the faeces of 7 per cent of the 304 adults they tested.
From the newscientist.com
And so they should, for as the article pointed out, the genome sequence for deadly Ebola is no more difficult to download than that for the peanut mottle.
From the newscientist.com
- Mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
- An irregular arrangement of patches of color; "it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green"
- Mottle or mottling is the appearance of uneven spots. It is commonly used to describe plants or the skin of animals. In plants, mottling usually consists of yellowish spots on plants, and is usually a sign of disease or malnutrition. ...
- Soil mottles are spots or blotches of different color or shades of color, indicating wet conditions in Kansas soils. The pattern of mottling and the size, abundance, and color contrast of the mottles varies considerably in different soils and is specified in soil-profile descriptions. ...
- (Mottles) Features that occur in grey colored, gley soils when they are exposed to air resulting in the oxidation of Fe leaving reddish, yellow or orange patches in the soil profile.
- (Mottles) blotches or spots of nondominant color interspirsed on the matrix or dominant color. These are often the result of oxidation-reduction processes.
- (mottles) Irregularly marked spots or streaks, usually yellow or orange, but sometimes blue. Mottles in soils generally indicate poor aeration and impeded drainage.
- A term used to describe spotty or uneven ink absorption.
- Spotty, uneven ink coverage especially noticeable in large solids.
