Wundt illusion

noun

An optical illusion in which a background of crooked lines makes a figure in the foreground appear distorted.

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Meanings

nounWundt illusion (plural Wundt illusions)

plural Wundt illusions

  1. An optical illusion in which a background of crooked lines makes a figure in the foreground appear distorted.

Origin

First described by German psychologist Wilhelm Wundt in the 19th century.

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Wundt illusion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wundt%20illusion

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