English Explanatory Dictionary

leaning tower illusion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An optical illusion where, given a pair of identical images of an object rising in perspective, the one on the right appears to be leaning more.

Word forms

leaning tower illusion leaning tower illusions

Etymology

Originally demonstrated with a picture of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

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