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orbison illusion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
or-bison il-lu-sion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An optical illusion consisting of a two-dimensional figure superimposed over a background of radial lines or concentric circles, resulting in apparent distortion of both the figure and its background.

Etymology

First described in 1939 by American psychologist William Orbison.

Inflected Forms

Orbison illusions (plural)

Questions

What does orbison illusion mean?
An optical illusion consisting of a two-dimensional figure superimposed over a background of radial lines or concentric circles, resulting in apparent distortion of both the figure and its background.
Where does orbison illusion come from?
First described in 1939 by American psychologist William Orbison.

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