Necker cube

noun

An optical illusion consisting of a wireframe drawing of a cube, where a given face may be perceived as being either on the front or the back of the cube.

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Meanings

nounNecker cube (plural Necker cubes)

plural Necker cubes

  1. An optical illusion consisting of a wireframe drawing of a cube, where a given face may be perceived as being either on the front or the back of the cube.

Origin

The Necker cube was first published as a rhomboid in 1832 by Louis Albert Necker.

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Necker cube. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Necker%20cube

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“Necker cube.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Necker%20cube. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Necker cube,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Necker%20cube.

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