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lilac chaser

lilac chaser noun: an optical illusion involving 12 pink blurred discs arranged in a circle around a small black, central cross on a grey background. The brief disappearance of each disc in turn causes the observer to see a gap running around the circle of pink discs; a green disc running around the circle of pink discs in place of the gap; or the green disc running around on the grey background, with the pink discs having disappeared in sequence.

Noun

lilac chaser (plural lilac chasers)

  1. An optical illusion involving 12 pink blurred discs arranged in a circle around a small black, central cross on a grey background. The brief disappearance of each disc in turn causes the observer to see a gap running around the circle of pink discs; a green disc running around the circle of pink discs in place of the gap; or the green disc running around on the grey background, with the pink discs having disappeared in sequence.

Synonyms of lilac chaser

Forms of lilac chaser

plurallilac chasers

Questions about lilac chaser

What does lilac chaser mean?
Lilac chaser means an optical illusion involving 12 pink blurred discs arranged in a circle around a small black, central cross on a grey background. The brief disappearance of each disc in turn causes the observer to see a gap running around the circle of pink discs; a green disc running around the circle of pink discs in place of the gap; or the green disc running around on the grey background, with the pink discs having disappeared in sequence.
What part of speech is lilac chaser?
Lilac chaser is a noun.
What is the plural of lilac chaser?
The plural of lilac chaser is lilac chasers.

Words near lilac chaser in the dictionary

  1. lil ole
  2. lil'
  3. Lil'wat
  4. lila
  5. lilac
  6. lilac chaser
  7. lilac daphne
  8. lilac persimmon
  9. lilac point
  10. lilac points
  11. lilac-breasted roller

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