Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waterfall effect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter-fal-l -ef-fect
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

waterfall effects (plural)

Synonyms

waterfall illusion

Questions

What does waterfall effect mean?: 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.

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