optical illusion

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An image that is visually deceptive or misleading.

Equivalents

Españolilusión óptica

Françaisillusion d'optique

Deutschoptische Täuschung

15 more languages

العربيةخداع بصري

Češtinaoptický klam

Ελληνικάοφθαλμαπάτη

Suominäköharha optinen harha

ગુજરાતીદૃષ્ટિભ્રમ

Magyaroptikai csalódás

Italianoillusione ottica

日本語目の錯覚錯視

한국어눈의 착각 착시 착시현상착시효과

Nederlandsgezichtsbedrog

Portuguêsilusão de óptica ilusão de ótica

Русскийопти́ческая иллю́зия

Svenskasynvilla

Українськаопти́чна ілю́зія

Tiếng Việtảo tượng

Examples

“Each show ⟳ spans over 180 minutes, including 40-plus songs from at least nine albums; there are 16 costume changes, pyrotechnics, an optical illusion in which she appears to dive ⟳ into the stage ⟳ and swim ⟳, and not one but two cottagecore worlds, which feature an abundance of moss.”

CEFR level

B2

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

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See also

optical isomer optical isomerism optical landing system optical lattice optical lattice clock optical levitation

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