POGGENDORFF ILLUSION

Meaning of POGGENDORFF ILLUSION in English

ˈpägənˌdȯrf- noun

Usage: usually capitalized P

Etymology: after Johann C. Poggendorff died 1877 German physicist

: an apparent deflection of a straight line when it is interrupted by two lines parallel to each other

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

ILLUSION — n illusion
Interlingua English vocab
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
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
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
ILLUSION — noun a plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs, dresses, ·etc. 2. illusion ·noun hence: anything agreeably …
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
ILLUSION — illusion BrE AmE ɪ ˈluːʒ ə n -ˈljuːʒ- ▷ illusion|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ILLUSION — / ɪˈluːʒn; NAmE / noun 1. [ C , U ] a false idea or belief, especially about sb or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ILLUSION — il ‧ lu ‧ sion /ɪˈluːʒ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
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
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
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
ILLUSION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES optical illusion shatter sb’s illusions (= make someone realise their beliefs are wrong ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ILLUSION — [noun] [C] - an idea or belief which is not true or not what it seems to beWe have no …
Cambridge English vocab
ILLUSION — Synonyms and related words : aberrancy, aberration, air, airy nothing, apparition, appearance, bamboozlement, bedevilment, befooling, bewitchery, bewitchment, bluffing, brainchild, bubble, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ILLUSION — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dangerous ▪ To believe you have nothing more to learn is a dangerous ~. ▪ optical , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ILLUSION — n. 25B6; noun he had destroyed her illusions : DELUSION, misapprehension, misconception, false impression; fantasy, fancy, dream, chimera. the lighting …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ILLUSION — n. 1 deception, delusion, fancy, misconception, misapprehension, fallacy, error, mistake, mistaken or false impression He is labouring under the illusion …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ILLUSION — сущ. 1) иллюзия, обман чувств; мираж (about) to create, produce an illusion ≈ создавать иллюзию to cherish, harbor an illusion …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ILLUSION — illusion.ogg ıʹlu:ʒ(ə)n n 1. 1> иллюзия optical illusion - оптическая иллюзия, обман зрения illusion of the senses - обман чувств …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ILLUSION — 1) иллюзия 2) тлв панорамирование ( видеоэффект ) • - pan illusion - tilt illusion
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ILLUSION — 1) иллюзия 2) тлв панорамирование (видеоэффект) • - pan illusion - tilt illusion
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ILLUSION — illusion сущ.1) иллюзия, обман чувств; мираж ( about) to create, produce an illusion — создавать иллюзию to cherish, harbor an …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ILLUSION — n 1. 1> иллюзия optical illusion - оптическая иллюзия, обман зрения illusion of the senses - обман чувств to create …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ILLUSION — сущ. 1) иллюзия, обман чувств; мираж to create, produce an illusion — создавать иллюзию to cherish, harbor an illusion — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ILLUSION — сущ. 1) иллюзия, обман чувств; мираж to create, produce an illusion — создавать иллюзию to cherish, harbor an illusion — питать иллюзии to dispel …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ILLUSION — - fiscal illusion - money illusion
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
ILLUSION — иллюзия - illusion of the senses - optical illusion
Англо-Русский словарь по патентам и товарным знакам
ILLUSION — сущ. 1) иллюзия, обман чувств; мираж (about) to create, produce an illusion ≈ создавать иллюзию to cherish, harbor an illusion …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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