"forced perspective" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} forced perspective
  1. An optical illusion in which an object appears of a different size or distance away than it actually is. 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)
    Sense id: en-forced_perspective-en-noun-Zn-dQzFF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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