apparent movement

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noun

psychol the sensation of seeing movement when nothing actually moves in the environment, as when two neighbouring lights are switched on and off in rapid succession

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Words nearby apparent movement

apparent candlepower, apparentement, apparent horizon, apparently, apparent magnitude, apparent movement, apparent solar day, apparent temperature, apparent time, apparent wind, apparition

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How to use apparent movement in a sentence

The bonefish noses around the bait and sucks it in without any apparent movement of the line.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
Or we may suppose both to have such motions that the difference of the two shall represent the513 apparent movement of the star.
The Popular Science Monthly, September, 1900|Various
However, is it not interesting to attribute the apparent movement to irradiation?
Visual Illusions|Matthew Luckiesh
The apparent movement of the players is produced by the turning of the before-mentioned handle.
The Nurserymatograph|A Lawyer

The observer sits with his eye to the telescope, watching the apparent movement of the star.
Marvels of Scientific Invention|Thomas W. Corbin