moiré

From French moiré (“watered, clouded”).

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

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.

• moiré pattern

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).

• meroi

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoɑreː/, [ˈmo̞ɑ̝re̞ː]
• Rhymes: -oɑreː
• Syllabification^(key): moi‧ré
• Hyphenation^(key): moi‧ré

moiré

1. alternative form of moaree

• “moiré”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

From moire +‎ -é.

• IPA^(key): /mwa.ʁe/

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

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

moiré m (plural moirés)

1. moiré, watered effect, clouded effect

• → Catalan: moaré
• → English: moiré

• “moiré”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.