wagon-wheel effect

noun

An optical illusion in which a spoked wheel appears to rotate differently from its true rotation, sometimes caused by stroboscopic effects.

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Meanings

nounwagon-wheel effect (plural wagon-wheel effects)

plural wagon-wheel effects

  1. An optical illusion in which a spoked wheel appears to rotate differently from its true rotation, sometimes caused by stroboscopic effects.
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wagon-wheel effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wagon-wheel%20effect

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