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Troxler effect en · PROPN

Etymology

First identified by Swiss physician Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler in 1804.

Meanings

  1. An optical illusion whereby, when a person fixes the gaze on a particular point, an unchanging stimulus away from the fixation point appears to fade away and disappear.

Forms

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the Troxler effect canonical lexicographic

Hyponyms

lilac chaser

Synonyms

Troxler fading · Troxler's fading