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heteroptics

American  
[het-uh-rop-tiks] / ˌhɛt əˈrɒp tɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

  1. incorrect or perverted perception of what is seen; hallucinatory vision.

Etymology

Origin of heteroptics

First recorded in 1705–15; heter- + optics

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Heteroptics, het-e-rop′tiks, n. perverted vision.

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