OPTICAL ILLUSION

Meaning of OPTICAL ILLUSION in English

■ noun a thing that deceives the eye by appearing to be other than it is.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

OPTICAL ILLUSION — noun Date: 1794 illusion 2a(1)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OPTICAL ILLUSION. — See under illusion (def. 4). [ 1785-95 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OPTICAL ILLUSION — image that is deceiving to the eye
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OPTICAL ILLUSION — Date: 1794 : illusion 2a(1)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OPTICAL ILLUSION — Function: noun Date: 1794 : ILLUSION 2A(1)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OPTICAL ILLUSION — [optical illusion] n (1794): illusion 2a(1)
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OPTICAL ILLUSION — noun something that tricks your eyes and makes you think that you can see sth that is not there, or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPTICAL ILLUSION — ˌoptical ilˈlusion BrE AmE noun [countable] a picture or image that tricks your eyes and makes you see something that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OPTICAL ILLUSION — ( optical illusions) An optical illusion is something that tricks your eyes so that what you think you see is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPTICAL ILLUSION — (~s) An ~ is something that tricks your eyes so that what you think you see is different from what …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OPTICAL ILLUSION — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Even better, the full Coliseum will not be an optical illusion . ▪ Even knowing …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OPTICAL ILLUSION — оптический обман, обман зрения
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OPTICAL ILLUSION — Оптическая иллюзия
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
OPTICAL ILLUSION — обман зрения
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OPTICAL ILLUSION — оптический обман, обман зрения
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
OPTICAL ILLUSION — оптический обман, обман зрения
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OPTICAL ILLUSION — оптическая иллюзия, обман зрения
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OPTICAL ILLUSION — оптическая иллюзия, обман зрения
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
OPTICAL ILLUSION — оптический обман, обман зрения
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OPTICAL ILLUSION — оптический обман, обман зрения
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OPTICAL ILLUSION — обман зрения, оптический обман
Англо-Русский физический словарь
OPTICAL ILLUSION — обман зрения
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
OPTICAL ILLUSION — обман зрения
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
OPTICAL ILLUSION — оптическая иллюзия; иллюзия, затрагивающая зрение.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
OPTICAL ILLUSION — оптическая иллюзия
Англо-Русский словарь по патентам и товарным знакам
OPTICAL ILLUSION — оптический обман, обман зрения
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ILLUSION — n illusion
Interlingua English vocab
OPTICAL — adjective Date: 1570 of or relating to the science of optics, 2. of or relating to vision ; visual , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OPTICAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Optical art optical activity {{link=scanner optical">scanner optical
Английский словарь Британика
OPTICAL — I. -tə̇kəl, -tēk- adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from optic (II) + -al; in other senses, from optic (I) + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ILLUSION — ə̇ˈlüzhən also ə̇lˈyü- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English illusioun, from Middle French illusion, from Late Latin illusion-, illusio, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OPTICAL — (a.) Relating to the science of optics; as, optical works.
Английский словарь Webster
OPTICAL — ( a. ) Relating to the science of optics; as, optical works.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OPTICAL — — optically , adv. /op"ti keuhl/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or applying optics or the principles of optics. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ILLUSION — — illusioned , adj. /i looh"zheuhn/ , n. 1. something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OPTICAL — adjective Date: 1570 1. : of or relating to the science of optics 2. a. : of or relating to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ILLUSION — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin illusion-, illusio, from Latin, action of mocking, from illudere to mock …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OPTICAL — adj of or pertaining to vision or sight. 2. optical ·adj relating to the science of optics; as, optical works. …
Webster English vocab
ILLUSION — noun a plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs, dresses, ·etc. 2. illusion ·noun hence: anything agreeably …
Webster English vocab
OPTICAL — [op.ti.cal] adj (1570) 1: of or relating to the science of optics 2. a: of or relating to vision: visual …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ILLUSION — [il.lu.sion] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL illusion-, illusio, fr. L, action of mocking, fr. illudere to mock at, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ILLUSION — a misrepresentation of a real sensory stimulusthat is, an interpretation that contradicts objective reality as defined by general agreement. For …
Britannica English vocabulary
OPTICAL — optical BrE AmE ˈɒpt ɪk ə l AmE \ ˈɑːpt- ▷ optical|ly ‿i ▶ ˌ optical ˈ character recog ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ILLUSION — illusion BrE AmE ɪ ˈluːʒ ə n -ˈljuːʒ- ▷ illusion|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OPTICAL — / ˈɒptɪkl; NAmE ˈɑːp-/ adjective [ usually before noun ] 1. connected with the sense of sight or the relationship …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ILLUSION — / ɪˈluːʒn; NAmE / noun 1. [ C , U ] a false idea or belief, especially about sb or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPTICAL — op ‧ ti ‧ cal /ˈɒptɪk ə l $ ˈɑːp-/ BrE AmE adjective relating to machines or processes which are …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ILLUSION — il ‧ lu ‧ sion /ɪˈluːʒ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OPTICAL — adj. 1 of sight; visual. 2 a of or concerning sight or light in relation to each other. b belonging …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ILLUSION — n. 1 deception, delusion. 2 a misapprehension of the true state of affairs. 3 a the faulty perception of an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OPTICAL — adj. 1 of sight; visual. 2 a of or concerning sight or light in relation to each other. b belonging …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ILLUSION — n. 1 deception, delusion. 2 a misapprehension of the true state of affairs. 3 a the faulty perception of an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OPTICAL — adj.1 of sight; visual. 2 a of or concerning sight or light in relation to each other. b belonging to …
Oxford English vocab
ILLUSION — n.1 deception, delusion. 2 a misapprehension of the true state of affairs. 3 a the faulty perception of an external …
Oxford English vocab
OPTICAL — Optical devices, processes, and effects involve or relate to vision, light, or images. ...optical telescopes. ...the optical effects of volcanic …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ILLUSION — ( illusions) 1. An illusion is a false idea or belief. No one really has any illusions about winning the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPTICAL — Optical devices, processes, and effects involve or relate to vision, light, or images. ...~ telescopes. ...the ~ effects of volcanic …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OPTICAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES optical character recognition optical fibre optical illusion optical properties ▪ These minerals have similar optical …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ILLUSION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES optical illusion shatter sb’s illusions (= make someone realise their beliefs are wrong ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OPTICAL — [adjective] [not gradable] - connected with the eyes or sight, or connected with or using lightan optical effectan optical microscope/telescopeCDs …
Cambridge English vocab
ILLUSION — [noun] [C] - an idea or belief which is not true or not what it seems to beWe have no …
Cambridge English vocab
OPTICAL — adj. optical character recognition Optical art optical activity scanner optical
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ILLUSION — Synonyms and related words : aberrancy, aberration, air, airy nothing, apparition, appearance, bamboozlement, bedevilment, befooling, bewitchery, bewitchment, bluffing, brainchild, bubble, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OPTICAL — adj. Optical is used with these nouns: ↑ device , ↑ disk , ↑ drive , ↑ effect , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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