optical illusion in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for optical illusion in the English»Spanish Dictionary

optical illusion N

optical illusion

ilusión f óptica

Translations for optical illusion in the English»Spanish Dictionary

an optical illusion

una ilusión óptica

Translations for optical illusion in the Spanish»English Dictionary

efecto óptico

optical illusion

ilusión óptica

optical illusion

Translations for optical illusion in the English»Spanish Dictionary

illusion [Am ɪˈluʒən, Brit ɪˈluːʒ(ə)n] N

1. illusion C or U (false appearance):

to give or create an illusion of sth

dar la impresión de algo

to give or create an illusion of sth ART

crear la ilusión de algo

the mirrors gave the illusion that the room was larger

los espejos daban la impresión de que la habitación era más grande

an optical illusion

una ilusión óptica

a master of disguise and illusion

un maestro del disfraz y el ilusionismo

2. illusion C (false idea):

illusion

ilusión f

I have no illusions or I'm under no illusions about that

no me hago ilusiones al respecto

she's under the illusion that they'll pay for it

se cree que or se hace ilusiones de que ellos lo van a pagar

I was under the illusion that he lived here

tenía la impresión de que vivía aquí

optical [Am ˈɑptək(ə)l, Brit ˈɒptɪk(ə)l] ADJ

optical

óptico

optical character reader

lectora f óptica de caracteres

optical character reader

lector m óptico de caracteres

optical character recognition

reconocimiento m óptico de caracteres

optical illusion in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for optical illusion in the Spanish»English Dictionary

fantasmagoría THEAT

optical illusion

ilusión

(optical) illusion

fantasmagórico (-a) THEAT

with optical illusion

Translations for optical illusion in the English»Spanish Dictionary

illusion [ɪˈlu:ʒən] N

illusion (misleading appearance)

apariencia f

illusion (false impression)

ilusión f

to have no illusions (about sth)

no tener esperanzas (en algo)

to be under the illusion that ...

estar equivocado creyendo que...

optical [ˈɒptɪkl, Am ˈɑ:p-] ADJ

optical

óptico, -a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is an optical illusion due to the properties of special relativity.

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When an adult observes an optical illusion that seems physically impossible, he or she will attend to it until it makes sense.

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The artwork required the viewer to turn on the machine and stand at a distance of one meter in order to see an optical illusion.

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This is due to an optical illusion called afterimage, a phenomenon where the image continues to appear in one's vision after the exposure to the original image has ceased.

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An optical illusion achieved by mirrors made the large fish tank above the bar appear to have a nude woman swimming in it.

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It may also refer to an optical illusion called a brocken spectre.

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The gait creates an optical illusion that a horse is walking in front and trotting behind.

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This motion may be an optical illusion caused by the relativistic velocity of the jet, and not true superluminal motion.

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