— illusionistic , adj.
/i looh"zheuh niz'euhm/ , n.
1. a technique of using pictorial methods in order to deceive the eye. Cf. trompe l'oeil .
2. Philos. a theory or doctrine that the material world is an illusion.
[ 1835-45; ILLUSION + -ISM ]
— illusionistic , adj.
/i looh"zheuh niz'euhm/ , n.
1. a technique of using pictorial methods in order to deceive the eye. Cf. trompe l'oeil .
2. Philos. a theory or doctrine that the material world is an illusion.
[ 1835-45; ILLUSION + -ISM ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012