optical illusion English

Meaning optical illusion meaning

What does optical illusion mean?

— noun an optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression

What other words have the same or similar meaning as optical illusion?

mirage hallucination illusion will o the wisp visual illusion pseudophotoesthesia phototopia photopsy photism fata morgana

How do I use optical illusion in a sentence?

That the moon appears larger close to the horizon than at the zenith is an optical illusion, the cause of which has not been definitively clarified.

It's an optical illusion.

Here's an optical illusion: you think you are looking at a cube, but in fact you are looking at the screen.

Here's an optical illusion: you think you are looking at a cube, while in fact you are looking at the screen.

Here's an optical illusion: you think you are looking at a cube, while in fact you are looking at your monitor.

Sort of wondering if it was an optical illusion.

What about this optical illusion you slipped me?

Some sort of optical illusion, I suppose.

And, dear, I wonder if you find love An optical illusion too?

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