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Müller-Lyer illusion
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muhl
-er-
lahy
-er
,
myoo
-ler-
,
mil
-er-
;
Ger.
m
y
l
-
uh
r
-
lee
-
uh
r
]
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Müller-Lyer illusion
/
ˈmʌl
ərˈlaɪ
ər
,
ˈmyu
lər-
,
ˈmɪl
ər-
;
Ger.
ˈmül
ərˈli
ər
/
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[
muhl
-er-
lahy
-er
,
myoo
-ler-
,
mil
-er-
;
Ger.
m
y
l
-
uh
r
-
lee
-
uh
r
]
Show IPA
noun
a geometric illusion in
which
two lines of equal length appear unequal depending on whether angular lines forming arrowheads at each end point toward or away from each other.
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Origin:
after Franz-Karl
Müller-Lyer
(1857–1916), German sociologist, who described the illusion in 1889
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Müller-Lyer illusion
(ˈmuːləˈlaɪə)
—
n
an optical illusion in which a line with inward pointing arrowheads is seen as longer than an equal line with outward pointing arrowheads
[C19: named after Franz
Müller-Lyer
(1857--1916), German sociologist and psychiatrist]
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