spotting

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noun

1. the act of detecting something;
catching sight of something
• Syn:
detection, catching, espial, spying
• Derivationally related forms:
spot, spy (for: spying), espy (for: espial), detect (for: detection)
• Hypernyms:
discovery, find, uncovering
2. the act of spotting or staining something
• Syn:
staining, maculation
• Derivationally related forms:
maculate (for: maculation), spot
• Hypernyms:
soiling, soilure, dirtying