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flash-lag effect

flash-lag effect noun: a visual illusion wherein a flash and a moving object that appear in the same location are perceived to be displaced from one another.

flash-lag effect: a visual illusion wherein a flash and a moving object that appear in the same location are...
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Noun

flash-lag effect (plural flash-lag effects)

  1. A visual illusion wherein a flash and a moving object that appear in the same location are perceived to be displaced from one another.

Synonyms of flash-lag effect

Forms of flash-lag effect

pluralflash-lag effects

Questions about flash-lag effect

What does flash-lag effect mean?
Flash-lag effect means a visual illusion wherein a flash and a moving object that appear in the same location are perceived to be displaced from one another.
What part of speech is flash-lag effect?
Flash-lag effect is a noun.
What is the plural of flash-lag effect?
The plural of flash-lag effect is flash-lag effects.

Words near flash-lag effect in the dictionary

  1. flash-fries
  2. flash-froze
  3. flash-frozen
  4. flash-fry
  5. flash-frying
  6. flash-lag effect
  7. flash-lag effects
  8. flash-lag illusion
  9. flash-lag illusions
  10. flash-to-bang time
  11. flash-to-bang times

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