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waterfall effect

waterfall effect noun: a visual illusion (a motion aftereffect), where a stationary scene appears to move in the opposite direction to a previously observed, continuously moving stimulus, similar to a waterfall.

Noun

waterfall effect (plural waterfall effects)

  1. A visual illusion (a motion aftereffect), where a stationary scene appears to move in the opposite direction to a previously observed, continuously moving stimulus, similar to a waterfall.

Synonyms of waterfall effect

Forms of waterfall effect

pluralwaterfall effects

Questions about waterfall effect

What does waterfall effect mean?
Waterfall effect means a visual illusion (a motion aftereffect), where a stationary scene appears to move in the opposite direction to a previously observed, continuously moving stimulus, similar to a waterfall.
What part of speech is waterfall effect?
Waterfall effect is a noun.
What is the plural of waterfall effect?
The plural of waterfall effect is waterfall effects.

Words near waterfall effect in the dictionary

  1. watereth
  2. waterfall
  3. waterfall bong
  4. waterfall bongs
  5. waterfall dance
  6. waterfall effect
  7. waterfall effects
  8. waterfall illusion
  9. waterfall illusions
  10. waterfall layout
  11. waterfall layouts

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