单词 | muller-lyer-illusion |
释义 | Müller-Lyer illusion in British English (ˈmuːləˈlaɪə) noun an optical illusion in which a line with inward pointing arrowheads is seen as longer than an equal line with outward pointing arrowheads Word origin C19: named after Franz Müller-Lyer (1857–1916), German sociologist and psychiatristMüller-Lyer illusion in American English (ˈmʌlərˈlaiər, ˈmjuːlər-, ˈmɪlər-, German ˈmʏləʀˈliəʀ) noun a geometric illusion in which two lines of equal length appear unequal depending on whether angular lines forming arrowheads at each end point toward or away from each other Word origin [after Franz-Karl Müller-Lyer (1857–1916), German sociologist, who described the illusion in 1889]Definition of 'Müller-Lyer illusion' |
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