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wagon-wheel effect

wagon-wheel effect noun: an optical illusion in which a spoked wheel appears to rotate differently from its true rotation, sometimes caused by stroboscopic effects.

Noun

wagon-wheel effect (plural wagon-wheel effects)

  1. An optical illusion in which a spoked wheel appears to rotate differently from its true rotation, sometimes caused by stroboscopic effects.

Forms of wagon-wheel effect

pluralwagon-wheel effects

Questions about wagon-wheel effect

What does wagon-wheel effect mean?
Wagon-wheel effect means an optical illusion in which a spoked wheel appears to rotate differently from its true rotation, sometimes caused by stroboscopic effects.
What part of speech is wagon-wheel effect?
Wagon-wheel effect is a noun.
What is the plural of wagon-wheel effect?
The plural of wagon-wheel effect is wagon-wheel effects.

Words near wagon-wheel effect in the dictionary

  1. wagon-loads
  2. wagon-master
  3. wagon-masters
  4. wagon-sheet
  5. wagon-sheets
  6. wagon-wheel effect
  7. wagon-wheel effects
  8. wagonable
  9. wagonage
  10. wagonages
  11. wagonbuilder

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