单词 | müller-lyer illusion |
释义 | Müller-Lyer illusion[ muhl-er-lahy-er, myoo-ler-, mil-er-; German myl-uhr-lee-uhr ] / ˈmʌl ərˈlaɪ ər, ˈmyu lər-, ˈmɪl ər-; German ˈmül ərˈli ər / nouna geometric illusion in which two lines of equal length appear unequal depending on whether angular lines forming arrowheads at each end point toward or away from each other. Origin of Müller-Lyer illusionafter Franz-Karl Müller-Lyer (1857–1916), German sociologist, who described the illusion in 1889 Words nearby Müller-Lyer illusionmuller, mullered, müllerian, müllerian duct, Müllerian mimicry, Müller-Lyer illusion, mullet, mulley, mulligan, mulligatawny, mulligrubs Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Müller-Lyer illusionMüller-Lyer illusion / (ˈmuːləˈlaɪə) / nounan optical illusion in which a line with inward pointing arrowheads is seen as longer than an equal line with outward pointing arrowheads Word Origin for Müller-Lyer illusionC19: named after Franz Müller-Lyer (1857–1916), German sociologist and psychiatrist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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