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mura¹

  • /ˈmu.ɹə/

Rhymes with -ʊəɹə

Where it comes from

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

noun

  1. uncountable Nonuniformity in the luminance of a display device. Major classes of LCFPD defects encountered at the final inspection are often pixel defects or wide-area pixel defects (also known as Mura defects).
  2. uncountable A form of waste, or deviation from optimal allocation of resources, that occurs when inventory is required but not immediately available.

Mura²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Slovene Mura.

proper noun

  1. One of the statistical regions of Slovenia.

Mura³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Catalan, French and Italian Mura.

proper noun Muras

  1. A surname.

Mura⁴

proper noun

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

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noun luminance non-uniformity

한국어얼룩 eolluk
日本語むら
Françaismura

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"mura." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mura. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mura. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mura

Chicago

"mura." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mura.

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@misc{mura_2026,
  title = {mura},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mura},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}