moiré
/mwaˈɹeɪ/
moiré noun: 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.
Noun
moiré (countable and uncountable, plural moirés)
- 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.
- A fabric, often silk, which has a watery or wavelike appearance.
Verb
moiré (third-person singular simple present moirés, present participle moiréing, simple past and past participle moiréed or moiréd)
- To give a watered or clouded appearance to (a surface).
Forms of moiré
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | moirés |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | moirés |
| present participle | moiréing |
| past participle | moiréed |
| past | moiréed |
| past participle | moiréd |
| past | moiréd |
Origin of moiré
Borrowed from French moiré (“watered, clouded”).
Words formed from moiré
Phrases with moiré
Words that rhyme with moiré
Questions about moiré
- What does moiré mean?
- Moiré means 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.
- What part of speech is moiré?
- Moiré can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce moiré?
- Moiré is pronounced /mwaˈɹeɪ/.
- What is the plural of moiré?
- The plural of moiré is moirés.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: moiré (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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