"barber pole illusion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: barber pole illusions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=barber pole illusion}} barber pole illusion (plural barber pole illusions)
  1. An optical illusion where, when a diagonally striped pole is rotated around its vertical axis (horizontally), it appears as though the stripes are moving in the direction of its vertical axis (downwards in the case of the animation to the right) rather than around it. Categories (topical): Optical illusions Synonyms: barber pole effect, barber-pole illusion, barberpole illusion
    Sense id: en-barber_pole_illusion-en-noun-hrwwNCmi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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