Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mura

/ˈmu.ɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: mu-ra
IPA: /ˈmu.ɹə/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Nonuniformity in the luminance of a display device.

Uncountable

noun

A form of waste, or deviation from optimal allocation of resources, that occurs when inventory is required but not immediately available.

Uncountable

name

One of the statistical regions of Slovenia.

name

name

A language of Amazonas, Brazil, whose sole surviving dialect is Pirahã.

Example Sentences

"Major classes of LCFPD defects encountered at the final inspection are often pixel defects or wide-area pixel defects (also known as Mura defects)."
"Software Simulates Sight: Flat Panel Mura Detection"

Etymology

From Japanese 斑 (mura, literally “blemish, fluctuation”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 斑, Mura, -

Usage

Uncountable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Muras (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

muda muri

Rhymes With

nakamura nomura kimura dura jura sura pura miura segura nishimura tamura bravura

Questions

How do you pronounce mura?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmu.ɹə/.
What does mura mean?: Nonuniformity in the luminance of a display device.
Where does mura come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce mura

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