| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb fleck.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (fleck) | 1. Make a spot or mark onto.[Wordnet]. 2. To spot; to streak or stripe; to variegate; to dapple.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: flecking, flecked, flecks, flecker, fleckers, fleckingly and fleckedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "FLECKING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1801. (references) |
Specialty Definition: fleck
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Biology & Biotechnology | 1: A small spot, dapple, or mark caused by rays or other anatomical features, local irregularities in the grain, or natural deposits of gummy or mineral matter. Source: European Union. (references) | 2: A white to tan necrotic lesion up to a few millimeters in length or diameter, usually confined to the upper surface of leaves. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Mining | To scale or peel off suddenly; applies to shaley beds in the roof or to coal slab at the face. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: fleck
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Béla Fleck | Fleck would play on the streets of Boston with bassist Mark Schatz until the two formed Spectrum: the Band in 1981. Fleck toured with Spectrum until 1981. That year, Fleck was asked by Sam Bush and company to join New Grass Revival. Fleck performed with New Grass Revival for nine years. During this time, Fleck recorded another solo album, Drive. It would be nominated for a Grammy Award in the then first-time category of Best Bluegrass Album (1988). (references) | ||
| Béla Fleck and the Flecktones (album) | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones was the first album by the band of the same name, released in 1990. "The Sinister Minister" won a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. (references) | ||
| John Fleck | John Fleck (born May 7, 1951) is an American actor. As well as guest roles - including Silik on the television series Star Trek: Enterprise and several characters on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - he starred as Gecko on the television show 'Carnivàle'. (references) | ||
| Ludwik Fleck | Ludwik Fleck (July 11, 1896 - July 5, 1961) (also written as Ludwig) was a Polish biologist who developed in the 1930s the notion of thought collectives that helped explain how scientific ideas changed over time, similar to Thomas Kuhn's later notion of paradigm shift or Foucault's episteme. (references) | ||
| Norma Fleck Award | The Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction is a lucrative literary award for children's non-fiction. It was founded in 1990 by Jim Fleck and named after his mother Norma Fleck, an avid reader. Each year's winner receives $10,000. (references) | ||
| Robert Fleck | Robert Fleck, a footballer, began his career with Rangers where he was a forward. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: fleck
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Pith ray fleck | Biology & Biotechnology | An irregular strand of abnormal, often discolored, parenchyma embedded in xylem, and appearing on a longitudinal surface as a streak. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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