Meanings
nounRubin vase (plural Rubin vases)
plural Rubin vases
- An optical illusion that may be seen either as the profiles of two people facing each other, or as a vase (formed by the space between them).
Origin
Developed by Edgar Rubin.
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Rubin vase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rubin%20vase
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