English Explanatory Dictionary

Oppel-Kundt illusion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An optical illusion that occurs when comparing the sizes of filled and unfilled parts of an image.

Word forms

Oppel-Kundt illusion Oppel-Kundt illusions

Etymology

Named after German physicists Johann Joseph Oppel and August Kundt.

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