prisoner's cinema

noun

The visual phenomenon of seeing colours, which may resolve into human or other figures, when kept in darkness or otherwise deprived of visual stimulation.

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Meanings

nounprisoner's cinema (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe visual phenomenon of seeing colours, which may resolve into human or other figures, when kept in darkness or otherwise deprived of visual stimulation.
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APA

prisoner's cinema. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prisoner's%20cinema

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“prisoner's cinema.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prisoner's%20cinema. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prisoner's cinema,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prisoner's%20cinema.

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