Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object;
- Example: "the cinema relies on apparent motion"- Example: "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement"[syn: apparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movement]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
apparent motion
n 1: an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid
succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the
cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of
flashing lights gave an illusion of movement" [syn:
apparent motion, motion, apparent movement,
movement]