moiré

English

Etymology

French moiré (“watered, clouded”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mwaˈɹeɪ/, also /mɔˈɹeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

moiré (countable and uncountable, plural moirés)

2. A pattern that emerges when two grids are superimposed over one another, sometimes unintended or undesirable in many applications, such as in weaving, screenprinting, and halftoning.
4. A fabric, often silk, which has a watery or wavelike appearance.

Derived terms

• moiré pattern

Translations

Verb

moiré (third-person singular simple present moirés, present participle moiréing, simple past and past participle moiréed)

1. (transitive) To give a watered or clouded appearance to (a surface).

Anagrams

• meroi

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoɑreː/,
• Syllabification^(key): moi‧ré

Noun

moiré

1. Alternative form of moaree

Declension

Further reading

• “moiré”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Etymology

From moire +‎ -é.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mwa.ʁe/

• Audio

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Adjective

moiré (feminine moirée, masculine plural moirés, feminine plural moirées)

1. (design, textiles) moiré, watered (effect)
2. (figuratively) shimmering

Noun

moiré m (plural moirés)

1. moiré, watered effect, clouded effect

Descendants

• → Catalan: moaré
• → English: moiré

Further reading

• “moiré”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.