English Explanatory Dictionary

Mach band

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a series of bands of slightly different shades of grey that make up an optical illusion where the contrast between the bands appears to be exaggerated as soon as they contact one another.

Word forms

Mach band Mach bands

Etymology

Named after the physicist Ernst Mach.

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