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单词 optical illusion
释义

optical illusion

noun

plural optical illusions
: a misleading image presented to the vision
Zebras look like optical illusions to me. Which are they—black with white stripes or white with black stripes? Al Robinson
The sun, moon, and planets circle above the terrestrial plane in the region of the equator. Their apparent rising and setting is an optical illusion caused by atmospheric refraction … Ranger Rick

Example Sentences

The closer building looks larger than the farther one, but it's just an optical illusion. The two buildings are actually the same size.
Recent Examples on the Web But beware: This image is also an optical illusion... Richard Malena, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2022 Reporting from The Conversation reveals that a star's twinkle is an optical illusion. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022 The micro-rotor, meanwhile, was tweaked by Sorayama in order to create a hypnotizing optical illusion (or rippling moiré effect) triggered by the natural movements of the wearer’s wrist. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 July 2022 The pants skirt was not the only optical illusion fashion moment Tessa Thompson served this week. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 23 June 2022 Stephen Sprouse optical illusion dress from the 1998 MTV Movie Awards. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2022 Risks are minimal, due to the fact that it's supposed to be a brief optical illusion; hence why celebrities use face lift tape for big events and red carpets. Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 7 July 2022 After all, a solar eclipse—when the Moon appears to cross the disk of the Sun—is an optical illusion. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 June 2022 During an extended riff on the song’s soulful outro, an enormous circular lighting ring started hovering over the band, a strobe-heavy optical illusion of alien abduction. William Earl, Variety, 15 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

optical illusion

noun

: something that looks different from what it actually is

Medical Definition

optical illusion

noun

: visual perception of a real object in such a way as to misinterpret its actual nature

optical illusion

noun

as in illusion
an image that tricks a person's vision Some may dismiss what we witnessed that night as an optical illusion, but we firmly believe it was a UFO.

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