Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Zollner illusion

American  
[tsuhl-ner, tsœl-nuhr] / ˈtsʌl nər, ˈtsœl nər /

noun

Psychology.
  1. a spatial illusion in which parallel lines intersected by short oblique lines are perceived as converging or diverging.


Etymology

Origin of Zollner illusion

1950–55; named after J. K. F. Zöllner, 19th-century German physicist

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training