Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cornsweet illusion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: corn-sweet- il-lu-sion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An optical illusion where an edge between regions of the same shade causes them to be perceived as different shades.

Etymology

It was described in detail by Tom N. Cornsweet in the late 1960s.

Inflected Forms

Cornsweet illusions (plural)

Questions

What does cornsweet illusion mean?: An optical illusion where an edge between regions of the same shade causes them to be perceived as different shades.
Where does cornsweet illusion come from?: It was described in detail by Tom N. Cornsweet in the late 1960s.

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