English Explanatory Dictionary

Emmert's law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A law stating that objects that generate retinal images of the same size will look different in physical size (linear size) if they appear to be located at different distances.

Word forms

Emmert's law

Etymology

Named after Emil Emmert (1844–1911), who first described it in 1881.

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