moiré vs opaline

moiré

noun
  • A fabric, often silk, which has a watery or wavelike appearance. 

  • A pattern that emerges when two grids are superimposed over one another, sometimes unintended or undesirable in many applications such as in weaving and screenprinting. 

verb
  • To give a watered or clouded appearance to (a surface). 

opaline

noun
  • opal glass 

  • any of several minerals resembling opal, including a variety of yellow chalcedony 

  • a clear to white liquid secreted by sea hares (genus Aplysia) that becomes viscous upon contact with water 

adj
  • resembling opal in its iridescence; having a milky white iridescence. 

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