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phiphenomena

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phi-phe⋅nom⋅e⋅non

[fahy-fi-nom-uh-non, -nuhn]
–noun, plural -na [-nuh] . Psychology.
motion perceived by a subject, esp. the illusion of movement produced when stationary stimuli, as pictures or lights, are presented in rapid succession and are sometimes in slightly different positions.

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1925–30
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