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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmoiré
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mwa-re
"Cette robe en moiré attire tous les regards."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Silk or other fabric that has been subjected to pressure to give it a watered or wavy appearance.
"She wore an elegant evening gown crafted from shimmering green moire." - 2
An optical pattern or interference fringe created when two similar grids or templates are overlaid at an angle.
"The digital photograph displayed a noticeable moire pattern over the subject's finely striped shirt."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French past participle of moirer, meaning to produce a watered or clouded effect on textile. Originally rooted in the Arabic word mukhayyar, meaning selected or choice fabric (referring to mohair), the term evolved in European textiles and later transferred to physics and optics to describe interference patterns.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Moire" is said worldwide
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moiré
Transliteration: mwa-re
"Cette robe en moiré attire tous les regards."
Moiré
Transliteration: mwaˈreː
"Der Stoff hat einen eleganten Moiré-Effekt."
moire
Transliteration: mwaˈre
Script: moiré
"L'abito di seta moire brillava sotto le luci."
muaré
Transliteration: mwaˈre
"El vestido de novia estaba hecho de muaré."
moiré
Transliteration: mwajˈɾɛ
"O tecido de moiré apresenta um padrão ondulado."
मोइर
Transliteration: moir
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"इस कपड़े में एक सुंदर मोइर प्रभाव है।"
莫尔纹
Transliteration: mò ěr wén
Script: 中文汉字
"照片中出现了明显的莫尔纹。"
모아레
Transliteration: mo-a-re
Script: 한국어 한글
"화면에 불필요한 모아레 현상이 나타났다."
モアレ
Transliteration: moare
Script: 日本語
"画面にモアレ縞が発生しています。"
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