"Hering illusion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Hering illusions [plural]
Etymology: Discovered by the German physiologist Ewald Hering in 1861. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hering illusion (plural Hering illusions)
  1. An optical illusion in which two straight and parallel lines presented in front of a radial (spoked) background appear to be bowed outwards. Categories (topical): Optical illusions

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