"trick of the light" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tricks of the light [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|tricks of the light}} trick of the light (plural tricks of the light)
  1. An optical illusion resulting from low lighting.
    Sense id: en-trick_of_the_light-en-noun-V9L2dcOK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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