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Pulfrich effect

Pulfrich effect noun: the psychophysical percept whereby lateral motion of an object in the field of view is interpreted by the visual cortex as having a depth component, due to a relative difference in signal timings between the two eyes.

Noun

Pulfrich effect (plural Pulfrich effects)

  1. The psychophysical percept whereby lateral motion of an object in the field of view is interpreted by the visual cortex as having a depth component, due to a relative difference in signal timings between the two eyes.

Forms of Pulfrich effect

pluralPulfrich effects

Origin of Pulfrich effect

Named after German physicist Carl Pulfrich, who first described it in 1922.

Questions about Pulfrich effect

What does Pulfrich effect mean?
Pulfrich effect means the psychophysical percept whereby lateral motion of an object in the field of view is interpreted by the visual cortex as having a depth component, due to a relative difference in signal timings between the two eyes.
What part of speech is Pulfrich effect?
Pulfrich effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Pulfrich effect?
The plural of Pulfrich effect is Pulfrich effects.

Words near Pulfrich effect in the dictionary

  1. Puleski
  2. Pulev
  3. Pulevski
  4. Pulford
  5. Pulfords
  6. Pulfrich effect
  7. Pulfrich effects
  8. pulgada
  9. Pulganbar
  10. Pulgarin
  11. Pulgarins

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