Müller-Lyer illusion
[ muhl-er-lahy-er, myoo-ler-, mil-er-; German myl-uh r-lee-uh r ]
/ ˈmʌl ərˈlaɪ ər, ˈmyu lər-, ˈmɪl ər-; German ˈmül ərˈli ər /
noun
a geometric illusion in which two lines of equal length appear unequal depending on whether angular lines forming arrowheads at each end point toward or away from each other.
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Origin of Müller-Lyer illusion
after Franz-Karl Müller-Lyer (1857–1916), German sociologist, who described the illusion in 1889
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British Dictionary definitions for muller-lyer illusion
Müller-Lyer illusion
/ (ˈmuːləˈlaɪə) /
noun
an optical illusion in which a line with inward pointing arrowheads is seen as longer than an equal line with outward pointing arrowheads
Word Origin for Müller-Lyer illusion
C19: named after Franz Müller-Lyer (1857–1916), German sociologist and psychiatrist
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