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speckle vs parhelion

parhelion vs speckle

speckle and parhelion both are nouns.

speckle is a verb but parhelion is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speckle Yes No Yes No
parhelion Yes No No No
As nouns, parhelion is a hyponym of speckle; that is, parhelion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speckle:
  • speckle: a small contrasting part of something
  • parhelion: a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
speckle (noun) parhelion (noun)
a small contrasting part of something a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
speckle (verb) parhelion (verb)
mark with small spots
produce a mottled effect
Difference between speckle and parhelion

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