coffer illusion

noun

An optical illusion in which an arrangement of horizontal and vertical bars of various lengths may be viewed as either a series of rectangles or a series of circles.

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Meanings

nouncoffer illusion (plural coffer illusions)

plural coffer illusions

  1. An optical illusion in which an arrangement of horizontal and vertical bars of various lengths may be viewed as either a series of rectangles or a series of circles.
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