waterfall effect

noun

A visual illusion (a motion aftereffect), where a stationary scene appears to move in the opposite direction to a previously observed, continuously moving stimulus, similar to a waterfall.

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waterfall illusion
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Meanings

nounwaterfall effect (plural waterfall effects)

plural waterfall effects

  1. A visual illusion (a motion aftereffect), where a stationary scene appears to move in the opposite direction to a previously observed, continuously moving stimulus, similar to a waterfall.

    Synonyms: waterfall illusion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA visual illusion (a motion aftereffect), where a stationary scene appears to move in the opposite direction to a previously observed, continuously moving stimulus, similar to a waterfall.

Similar
waterfall illusion
Also see
waterfall illusion
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