moiré pattern

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Definition of moiré pattern in English English dictionary

an optical effect formed when one family of curves is superposed on another, the lines of the overlapping figures crossing at an ange less than about 45°; the moiré lines are then the locus of the points of intersection

Related Terms

moiré patterns

plural form of moiré pattern

Hyphenation

moire pat·tern

Etymology

() French of watered silk