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Bezold effect

Bezold effect noun: an optical illusion whereby a color looks different depending on its relation to adjacent colors.

bezold effect: an optical illusion whereby a color looks different depending on its relation to adjacent colors
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Noun

Bezold effect (plural Bezold effects)

  1. An optical illusion whereby a color looks different depending on its relation to adjacent colors.

Forms of Bezold effect

pluralBezold effects

Origin of Bezold effect

Named after German meteorologist Wilhelm von Bezold (1837–1907).

Questions about Bezold effect

What does Bezold effect mean?
Bezold effect means an optical illusion whereby a color looks different depending on its relation to adjacent colors.
What part of speech is Bezold effect?
Bezold effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Bezold effect?
The plural of Bezold effect is Bezold effects.

Words near Bezold effect in the dictionary

  1. bezoardics
  2. bezoards
  3. bezoars
  4. bezoartic
  5. Bezold
  6. Bezold effect
  7. Bezold effects
  8. Bezold-Brücke effect
  9. Bezold-Brücke effects
  10. Bezold-Brücke phenomenon
  11. Bezold-Brücke shift

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