English Explanatory Dictionary

stopped clock illusion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An instance of chronostasis in which the second hand of an analog clock appears to stay still for longer than normal when looking at it for the first time.

Word forms

stopped clock illusion the stopped clock illusion stopped-clock illusion
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