Mura

//ˈmu.ɹə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Nonuniformity in the luminance of a display device. uncountable

    "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. 2
    A form of waste, or deviation from optimal allocation of resources, that occurs when inventory is required but not immediately available. uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    One of the statistical regions of Slovenia.
  2. 2
    A surname.
  3. 3
    A language of Amazonas, Brazil, whose sole surviving dialect is Pirahã.

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englishlanguagemudamuri

Example

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"I don't like the anime of "Tatoeba Last Dungeon Mae no Mura no Shounen ga Joban no Machi de Kurasu Youna Monogatari" because it does a disservice to me by hijacking the search results for "Tatoeba" in social media."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Slovene Mura.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Catalan, French and Italian Mura.

Related phrases

statistical region

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