Poggendorff illusion en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after Johann Christian Poggendorff, journal editor who discovered the effect in figures submitted by Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner in 1860.
Meanings
- An optical illusion involving the misperception of the position of one segment of a transverse line that has been interrupted by the contour of an intervening structure.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poggendorff illusions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |