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optical illusion

an illusion resulting from certain visual effects that cause a viewer to misunderstand or misinterpret what he or she actually sees

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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