chronostasis
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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
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)ker- (cut)
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂-
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- English terms suffixed with -stasis
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