magic eye

British

noun

a miniature cathode-ray tube in some radio receivers, on the screen of which a pattern is displayed in order to assist tuning

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Putting aside scientific and philosophical underpinnings, these new pieces feel nostalgic, flirting with the aesthetics of friendship bracelets, suncatchers and magic eye posters.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

The raw numbers of the game are not a magic eye puzzle; they are barely even a Rorschach test.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2022

All this has been transformed by the magic eye of the camera and the Hollywood touch.

From Time Magazine Archive

The enemy coast was invisible to all but the magic eye of the gun directors.

From Time Magazine Archive

I fled the forest as fast as possible, trying to get away from the giant magic eye.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

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