English Explanatory Dictionary

White's illusion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A brightness illusion in which, when certain stripes of a black-and-white grating are replaced by gray rectangles, the brightness of the rectangles appears to be closer to the brightness of the top and bottom bordering stripes.

Word forms

White's illusion White's illusions

Etymology

Named after Michael White.

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