HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › chronostasis
Back to search

chronostasis

Noun CEFR C1
ˌkɹɒnəˈsteɪsɪs

Definitions

A visual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed.

uncountable

Equivalents

Españolcronostasis
Françaischronostase
DeutschChronostasis
4 more languages
Italianocronostasi
日本語クロノスタシス
Nederlandschronostasis
Portuguêscronostase

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See all C1 English words →

See also

chronostich chronostratigraphic chronostratigraphically chronostratigraphy chronosystem chronotaraxis

Learn this word in context

See chronostasis used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free