"Ebbinghaus illusion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Ebbinghaus illusions [plural]
Etymology: Named after its discoverer, the German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850–1909). Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ebbinghaus illusion (plural Ebbinghaus illusions)
  1. An optical illusion whereby a disk appears smaller if surrounded by larger disks than if by smaller. Wikipedia link: Ebbinghaus illusion

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