| 单词 | moiré metallique |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmoiré metallique 1. A variegated or clouded appearance like that of watered silk, originally as an ornamental finish applied to metal (in full moiré metallique); a pattern or effect giving this appearance. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > [noun] > moire swimming1611 water1721 moiré1818 1818 Q. Jrnl. Sci. & Arts July 368 On the Moiré Metallique, or Fer blanc moiré. 1818 Q. Jrnl. Sci. & Arts July 368 When the moiré has been formed, the plate is to be varnished and polished, the varnish being tinted with any glazing colour, and thus the red, blue, green, yellow, and pearl coloured moirés are manufactured. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 863 Moirée métallique, called in this country crystallized tin-plate, is a variegated primrose appearance, produced upon the surface of tin-plate, by applying to it in a heated state some dilute nitro-muriatic acid for a few seconds, then washing it with water, drying, and coating it with lacquer. 1888 J. J. H. Teall Brit. Petrogr. 440 Moiré, the name given to the wavy appearance, comparable to that of watered silk, presented by thin plates of mica under crossed nicols. 1901 F. Norris Octopus i. vi. 241 The pale, amber-tinted shadows under her chin, coming and going over the creamy whiteness of the skin like the changing moire of silk. 1953 H. A. Chinn Television Broadcasting i. 27 The most objectionable moiré is probably that produced by the blanking pulses because they usually represent the greatest possible black-to-white contrast ratio. 1967 V. Strauss Printing Industry iv. 194/2 Moiré can also be introduced in presswork by defective overprinting. 1998 Windows Mag. (Nexis) 1 July 108/2 The two most visible display problems were moiré along the left and right edges in the higher-resolution modes [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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