MOIRÉ


Meaning of MOIRÉ in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mȯ-ˈrā, mwä- ]

noun

or moire same or ˈmȯi(-ə)r, ˈmȯr, ˈmwär

Etymology: French moiré, from moiré like moire, from moire

Date: 1818

1.

a. : an irregular wavy finish on a fabric

b. : a ripple pattern on a stamp

2. : a fabric having a wavy watered appearance

3. : an independent usually shimmering pattern seen when two geometrically regular patterns (as two sets of parallel lines or two halftone screens) are superimposed especially at an acute angle

• moiré or moire adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.