trick of the light

noun

An optical illusion resulting from low lighting.

“In my darkened bedroom as a child, a trick of the light made my chair look like a crouching monster.”

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Meanings

nountrick of the light (plural tricks of the light)

plural tricks of the light

  1. An optical illusion resulting from low lighting.

    In my darkened bedroom as a child, a trick of the light made my chair look like a crouching monster.

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