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单词 phi-phenomenon
释义

phi-phenomenon

[ fahy-fi-nom-uh-non, -nuhn ]
/ ˈfaɪ fɪˌnɒm əˌnɒn, -nən /

noun, plural phi-phe·nom·e·na [fahy-fi-nom-uh-nuh]. /ˈfaɪ fɪˌnɒm ə nə/. Psychology.

motion perceived by a subject, especially the illusion of movement produced when stationary stimuli, as pictures or lights, are presented in rapid succession and are sometimes in slightly different positions.

Origin of phi-phenomenon

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby phi-phenomenon

-phily, phimosis, phimotic, Phineas, Phineus, phi-phenomenon, phish, phishing, Phitsanulok, phiz, Ph.L.
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British Dictionary definitions for phi-phenomenon

phi-phenomenon
/ (ˈfaɪfɪˌnɒmɪnən) /

noun plural -na (-nə) psychol

the illusion that when two lights are rapidly turned on and off in succession something appears to move backwards and forwards between them while the lights stay stationary
a similar illusion in which one light appears to move smoothly backwards and forwards

Word Origin for phi-phenomenon

C20: arbitrary use of Greek phi
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