Poggendorff illusion
noun
Pog·gen·dorff illusion
ˈpägənˌdȯrf-
: an apparent deflection of a straight line when it is interrupted by two lines parallel to each other
Word History
Etymology
after Johann C. Poggendorff †1877 German physicist
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