chronostasis

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