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Wundt illusion

Wundt illusion noun: an optical illusion in which a background of crooked lines makes a figure in the foreground appear distorted.

Noun

Wundt illusion (plural Wundt illusions)

  1. An optical illusion in which a background of crooked lines makes a figure in the foreground appear distorted.

Forms of Wundt illusion

pluralWundt illusions

Origin of Wundt illusion

First described by German psychologist Wilhelm Wundt in the 19th century.

Questions about Wundt illusion

What does Wundt illusion mean?
Wundt illusion means an optical illusion in which a background of crooked lines makes a figure in the foreground appear distorted.
What part of speech is Wundt illusion?
Wundt illusion is a noun.
What is the plural of Wundt illusion?
The plural of Wundt illusion is Wundt illusions.

Words near Wundt illusion in the dictionary

  1. Wunderlich
  2. Wunderliches
  3. wunderwaffe
  4. wunderwaffen
  5. Wundt area illusion
  6. Wundt illusion
  7. Wundt's area illusion
  8. Wundt-Jastrow illusion
  9. Wundtian
  10. wung
  11. wung-out

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