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-phenomenonFirst recorded in 1925–30 Words nearby phi-phenomenon-phily, phimosis, phimotic, Phineas, Phineus, phi-phenomenon, phish, phishing, Phitsanulok, phiz, Ph.L. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for phi-phenomenonphi-phenomenon / (ˈfaɪfɪˌnɒmɪnən) / noun plural -na (-nə) psycholthe 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-phenomenonC20: arbitrary use of Greek phi Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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