Kanizsa triangle en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after Gaetano Kanizsa.
Meanings
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An optical illusion in which a number of spatially separated fragments give the illusory impression of the contours of a triangle.
It is called a Kanizsa triangle, after the Italian psychologist Gaetano Kanizsa, who created it in 1955.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 67:
Forms
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| Kanizsa triangles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |