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Meanings of optical illusion in English

Russian
оптические иллюзии
Portuguese
ilusão de ótica
Spanish
efecto óptico
Catalan
il·lusió òptica
Wikidata

Visually perceived images that differ from objective reality.

оптические иллюзии
Usage of optical illusion in English
1
However, Bernanke suggested emerging market authorities are suffering from an optical illusion.
Reuters
2
The conjecture was absurd; she was the victim of some optical illusion.
St. Elmo
3
An optical illusion is discovered in a single instance of the phenomenon.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 / Containing Sixteen Exp...
4
It was a night mirage, and something more than an optical illusion.
Kid Wolf of Texas / A Western Story
5
Perhaps a good many readers are acquainted with this little optical illusion.
Amusements in Mathematics
6
A peculiar optical illusion took hold, making him look larger than life.
Doctor Sleep
7
He did not, however, attach any significance to this little optical illusion.
The Bishop and Other Stories
8
Was it an optical illusion, a hallucination born of the wonderful starlight?
Judith of the Plains
9
It was an optical illusion, making the finger look split and crooked.
My Sister's Keeper
10
This was too real, too solid, too substantial for an optical illusion!
The Lost Lady of Lone
11
As a result, the optical illusion has left many of Tammy's fans baffled.
News.com.au
12
The train situation is not the same as an optical illusion.
Girl, Interrupted
13
The striking blue color of some poppy seeds is apparently an optical illusion.
On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
14
As you draw closer you realise it is an optical illusion.
The Irish Times
15
Sometimes it looks huge, but that is just an optical illusion.
Wired
16
And the thumbs, they both had that optical illusion on them.
Shutter Island