"optical delusion" meaning in All languages combined

See optical delusion on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: optical delusions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} optical delusion (plural optical delusions)
  1. (dated) A vision or image that is deceptive or misleading, such as an optical illusion or a trick of the light. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Optical illusions
    Sense id: en-optical_delusion-en-noun-R04RUN6y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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