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moiré pattern

Noun CEFR B2
mwaˈɹeɪ ˈpætɚn

Definitions

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

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Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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