English Explanatory Dictionary

moiré pattern

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. an optical effect formed when one family of curves is superposed on another, the lines of the overlapping figures crossing at an angle less than about 45°; the moiré lines are then the locus of the points of intersection

Pronunciation

/mwaˈɹeɪ ˈpætɚn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Moire9-moiré pattern.wav

Word forms

moiré pattern moiré patterns

Etymology

From moiré + pattern.

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