mora
Pronunciation: /ˈmɔ.ra/
“mora” is a Polish word. Its 6 meanings in English:
noun
- moiré (a fabric, often silk, which has a watery or wavelike appearance)
- moiré (a pattern that emerges when two grids are superimposed over one another, sometimes unintended or undesirable in many applications, such as in weaving, screenprinting, and halftoning)
- morra (a game in which two (or more) players each suddenly display a hand showing zero to five fingers and call out what they think will be the sum of all fingers shown)
- mora (a unit used to measure lines and stanzas of poetry)
- mora (a unit of syllable weight used in phonology, by which stress, foot structure, or timing of utterance is determined in some languages (e.g., Japanese))
- synonym of niecierpliwość
Etymology
Borrowed from French moire. First attested in 1677–1690.
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