autokinetic phenomenon

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noun

psychol the apparent movement of a fixed point of light when observed in a darkened room. The effect is produced by small eye movements for which the brain is unable to compensate, having no other reference points

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Words nearby autokinetic phenomenon

autoist, autojumble, autokinesis, autokinetic, autokinetic effect, autokinetic phenomenon, auto lift, autolithography, autoloader, autoloading, autologous

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In a warlike age this peacefulness of a monarch was the great and supernatural phenomenon.
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