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Zollner illusion
[ tsuhl-ner; German tsĆl-nuhr ]
/ ËtsÊl nÉr; German ËtsĆl nÉr /
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noun Psychology.
a spatial illusion in which parallel lines intersected by short oblique lines are perceived as converging or diverging.
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Origin of Zollner illusion
1950â55; named after J. K. F. Zöllner, 19th-century German physicist
Words nearby Zollner illusion
zol, Zola, Zola Budd, Zola, Ămile, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, Zollner illusion, Zollverein, Zoloft, zolpidem, Zomba, zombie
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