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optical illusion

op·ti·cal il·lu·sion (plural op·ti·cal il·lu·sions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. false visual perception: a visual experience in which there is some kind of false perception of what is actually there

2. source of optical illusion: something that causes an optical illusion, especially something drawn or designed deliberately to fool the eye

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