"forced perspective" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: forced perspectives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} forced perspective (countable and uncountable, plural forced perspectives)
  1. An optical illusion in which an object appears of a different size or distance away than it actually is. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Optical illusions Translations (optical illusion in which an object appears of different size or distance): pakotettu perspektiivi (Finnish), perspective forcée [feminine] (French), erzwungene Perspektive [feminine] (German), prospettiva forzata [feminine] (Italian), wymuszona perspektywa [feminine] (Polish)

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