English Explanatory Dictionary

Troxler effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An optical illusion whereby, when a person fixes the gaze on a particular point, an unchanging stimulus away from the fixation point appears to fade away and disappear.

Word forms

Troxler effect the Troxler effect

Etymology

First identified by Swiss physician Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler in 1804.

Synonyms

Troxler fading Troxler's fading
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