flash-lag effect

noun

A visual illusion wherein a flash and a moving object that appear in the same location are perceived to be displaced from one another.

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flash-lag illusion
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Meanings

nounflash-lag effect (plural flash-lag effects)

plural flash-lag effects

  1. A visual illusion wherein a flash and a moving object that appear in the same location are perceived to be displaced from one another.

    Synonyms: flash-lag illusion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA visual illusion wherein a flash and a moving object that appear in the same location are perceived to be displaced from one another.

Similar
flash-lag illusion
Also see
flash-lag illusion
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Chicago

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