English Explanatory Dictionary

Kanizsa triangle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An optical illusion in which a number of spatially separated fragments give the illusory impression of the contours of a triangle.

Word forms

Kanizsa triangle Kanizsa triangles

Etymology

Named after Gaetano Kanizsa.

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