Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ames trapezoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: ames -trape-zoid
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An optical illusion in which a trapezoid, subdivided into squares to look like a paned window, and made to rotate, appears to be a rectangle.

Etymology

Discovered by American ophthalmologist Adelbert Ames, Jr. in 1947.

Inflected Forms

Ames trapezoids (plural)

Synonyms

Ames window

Questions

What does ames trapezoid mean?: An optical illusion in which a trapezoid, subdivided into squares to look like a paned window, and made to rotate, appears to be a rectangle.
Where does ames trapezoid come from?: Discovered by American ophthalmologist Adelbert Ames, Jr. in 1947.

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