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Meaning of barber pole illusion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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.

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

barber surgeon barber-chair barber's barber's block barber's clerk barber's itch

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