Synonyms for optical illusion

Grammar : Noun

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Définition of optical illusion

Origin : mid-14c., "act of deception," from Old French illusion "a mocking, deceit, deception" (12c.), from Latin illusionem (nominative illusio) "a mocking, jesting, irony," from illudere "mock at," literally "to play with," from assimilated form of in- "at, upon" (see in- (2)) + ludere "to play" (see ludicrous). Sense of "deceptive appearance" developed in Church Latin and was attested in English by late 14c. Related: Illusioned "full of illusions" (1920).

noun trick on the eyes

Example sentences :

"Your Lordship is deceived by an optical illusion," said the young captain.
Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne

This causes a kind of optical illusion which is favorable to the flat-footed.
Extract from : « Social Life » by Maud C. Cooke

And yet we are asked to believe that all this is merely an optical illusion.
Extract from : « Illogical Geology » by George McCready Price

And it does not appear again; perhaps it was only an optical illusion.
Extract from : « Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Sven Hedin

And while I looked at them, they seemed, by an optical illusion, to meet my own.
Extract from : « To Tell You the Truth » by Leonard Merrick

This is an optical illusion, but it serves the tracker's purpose.
Extract from : « Tracks and Tracking » by Josef Brunner

She thought she must have been the victim of some optical illusion.
Extract from : « Kildares of Storm » by Eleanor Mercein Kelly

"Then it was an optical illusion, and I am going out of my mind," said Enid despairingly.
Extract from : « A Life Sentence » by Adeline Sergeant

But colour for colour's sake or optical illusion did not long hold him.
Extract from : « Ivory Apes and Peacocks » by James Huneker

But this is an optical illusion, as a strong glass will reveal.
Extract from : « The Lure of the Camera » by Charles S. Olcott

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