moiré pattern
English
noun
Definitions
- 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
Etymology
Compound from English moiré + English pattern.
Origin
English
pattern
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antipattern English
- beampattern English
- biopattern English
- co-pattern English
- depattern English
- eigenpattern English
- glycopattern English
- metapattern English
- micropattern English
- moiré English
- multipattern English
- nanopattern English
- nonpattern English
- pattern English
- patternable English
- patternation English
- patterner English
- patternicity English
- patternize English
- patternless English
- patternlike English
- patternmaker English
- patternmaking English
- prepattern English
- repattern English
- seropattern English
- spoligopattern English
- subpattern English
- superpattern English
- moiré French
- パターン Japanese
- patron Middle English
- patern Cebuano
- moiré
- pattern
- patterner
- depattern
- repattern
- subpattern
- co-pattern
- biopattern
- prepattern
- patternize
- nonpattern
- nanopattern
- patternlike
- patternable
- seropattern
- patternless
- beampattern
- antipattern
- metapattern
- eigenpattern
- micropattern
- patternicity
- patternation
- glycopattern
- superpattern
- multipattern
- patternmaker
- patternmaking
- spoligopattern