English Explanatory Dictionary

Jastrow illusion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An optical illusion in which two adjacent identical curved shapes appear to be of different sizes.

Word forms

Jastrow illusion Jastrow illusions

Etymology

Attributed to the Polish-American psychologist Joseph Jastrow.

Synonyms

boomerang illusion ring-segment illusion Wundt area illusion Wundt-Jastrow illusion
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