Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ehrenstein illusion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: ehren-stein il-lu-sion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An optical illusion in which the sides of a square placed inside a pattern of concentric circles take an apparent curved shape.

Etymology

Studied by the German psychologist Walter Ehrenstein (1899–1961).

Inflected Forms

Ehrenstein illusions (plural)

Questions

What does ehrenstein illusion mean?: An optical illusion in which the sides of a square placed inside a pattern of concentric circles take an apparent curved shape.
Where does ehrenstein illusion come from?: Studied by the German psychologist Walter Ehrenstein (1899–1961).

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