English Explanatory Dictionary

Ehrenstein illusion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Ehrenstein illusion Ehrenstein illusions

Etymology

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

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