chronostasis
English edit
Etymology edit
From chrono- (prefix meaning ‘time’) + -stasis (suffix meaning ‘slowing down, stopping’).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɹɒnəˈsteɪsɪs/, /ˌkɹəʊ-/, /-ˈstæ-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɹɑnəˈsteɪsɪs/, /ˌkɹoʊ-/
Audio (GA) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪsɪs
- Hyphenation: chron‧o‧sta‧sis
Noun edit
chronostasis (uncountable)
- (optics) A visual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
visual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- chronostasis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia