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Titchener circles

Titchener circles noun: synonym of Ebbinghaus illusion.

Noun

Titchener circles pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Synonym of Ebbinghaus illusion.

Synonyms of Titchener circles

Origin of Titchener circles

The illusion was popularized in the English-speaking world by Edward B. Titchener in a 1901 psychology textbook.

Questions about Titchener circles

What does Titchener circles mean?
Titchener circles means synonym of Ebbinghaus illusion.
What part of speech is Titchener circles?
Titchener circles is a noun.

Words near Titchener circles in the dictionary

  1. titbit
  2. titbits
  3. titch
  4. titched
  5. Titchener
  6. Titchener circles
  7. Titchenerian
  8. titches
  9. Titchfield
  10. titchier
  11. titchiest

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