Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ames room

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.41 in modern English

Syllables
ames -room
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A distorted room designed to be viewed through a pinhole, using a trick of perspective to create an optical illusion so that people standing in opposite corners appear to be of very different sizes.

Etymology

Invented by American ophthalmologist Adelbert Ames, Jr. in 1934.

Inflected Forms

Ames rooms (plural)

Questions

What does ames room mean?
A distorted room designed to be viewed through a pinhole, using a trick of perspective to create an optical illusion so that people standing in opposite corners appear to be of very different sizes.
Where does ames room come from?
Invented by American ophthalmologist Adelbert Ames, Jr. in 1934.

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