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Meaning of Kanizsa triangle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An optical illusion in which a number of spatially separated fragments give the illusory impression of the contours of a triangle.

Examples

“It is called a Kanizsa triangle, after the Italian psychologist Gaetano Kanizsa, who created it in 1955.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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