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stopped clock illusion

stopped clock illusion proper noun: an instance of chronostasis in which the second hand of an analog clock appears to stay still for longer than normal when looking at it for the first time.

Proper noun

the stopped clock illusion

  1. An instance of chronostasis in which the second hand of an analog clock appears to stay still for longer than normal when looking at it for the first time.

Forms of stopped clock illusion

alternative formstopped-clock illusion

Questions about stopped clock illusion

What does stopped clock illusion mean?
Stopped clock illusion means an instance of chronostasis in which the second hand of an analog clock appears to stay still for longer than normal when looking at it for the first time.
What part of speech is stopped clock illusion?
Stopped clock illusion is a proper noun.

Words near stopped clock illusion in the dictionary

  1. stopped and smelled the roses
  2. stopped and smelt the flowers
  3. stopped and smelt the roses
  4. stopped at nothing
  5. stopped by
  6. stopped clock illusion
  7. stopped cold
  8. stopped dead
  9. stopped down
  10. stopped in
  11. stopped into

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