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Hermann grid

Hermann grid noun: an optical illusion where ghostly grey blobs are perceived at the intersections of a light-coloured grid on a black background.

hermann grid: an optical illusion where ghostly grey blobs are perceived at the intersections of a light-coloured...
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Noun

Hermann grid (plural Hermann grids)

  1. An optical illusion where ghostly grey blobs are perceived at the intersections of a light-coloured grid on a black background.

Forms of Hermann grid

pluralHermann grids

Origin of Hermann grid

Named after German physiologist Ludimar Hermann (1870).

Questions about Hermann grid

What does Hermann grid mean?
Hermann grid means an optical illusion where ghostly grey blobs are perceived at the intersections of a light-coloured grid on a black background.
What part of speech is Hermann grid?
Hermann grid is a noun.
What is the plural of Hermann grid?
The plural of Hermann grid is Hermann grids.

Words near Hermann grid in the dictionary

  1. Hermance
  2. Hermances
  3. hermandad
  4. hermandades
  5. Hermann
  6. Hermann grid
  7. Hermann grids
  8. Hermann's tortoise
  9. Hermann's tortoises
  10. Hermanns
  11. Hermannsburg

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