inkblot

ˈɪŋkˌblɑt

Definition

Definition of inkblot - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

art

Rare

mark made by spilled ink

Rare

She accidentally left an inkblot on the paper.

blot

smudge

stain

psychology test

TECH.

abstract ink pattern in Rorschach test

TECH.

The therapist showed him an inkblot to interpret.

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mark made by spilled ink

Expressions with inkblot

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inkblot test

Rorschach test involving interpretation of inkblots

She was nervous about taking the inkblot test.

Origin of inkblot

English, ink (colored fluid) + blot (spot)

Examples of inkblot in a sentence

He framed the inkblot as modern art.
The inkblot resembled a butterfly to her.
He struggled to describe the inkblot's shape.

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French:tache d'encre, ...
German:Tintenfleck, Tintenklecks, ...
Italian:macchia d'inchiostro, ...
Spanish:tintazo, tinta, ...
Portuguese:mancha de tinta, ...
Chinese:墨迹, 墨迹图, ...
Japanese:インクの染み, インクブロット, ...
Arabic:بقعة حبر, لَطْخَة حِبْر, ...
Hebrew:כֶּתֶם דְּיוֹ, ...
Russian:чернильное пятно, ...
Ukrainian:пляма від чорнила, пляма, ...
Hindi:स्याही का धब्बा, स्याही धब्बा, ...
Bengali:কালির দাগ, ইঙ্কব্লট, ...
Catalan:taca de tinta, ...
Czech:kaňka, ...
Danish:blækklat, blækfigur, ...
Dutch:inktspat, Rorschach-vlek, ...
Greek:λεκές μελανιού, λεκές μελάνης, ...
Hungarian:tintafolt, ...
Khmer:ស្នាមប្រឡាក់ទឹកខ្មៅ, ស្នាមទឹកថ្នាំ, ...
Korean:잉크 얼룩, 잉크 무늬, ...
Persian:لکه جوهر, نقش جوهر, ...
Polish:kleks, ...
Portuguese (BR):mancha de tinta, borrão de tinta, ...
Romanian:pată de cerneală, model de cerneală, ...
Swedish:bläckfläck, bläckplump, ...
Thai:รอยหมึก, ภาพหมึก, ...
Turkish:mürekkep lekesi, Rorschach lekesi, ...
Vietnamese:vết mực, hình mực, ...

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