chronostasis

English

WOTD – 11 March 2024

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-/
  • Audio (General American):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪsɪs
  • Hyphenation: chron‧o‧sta‧sis

Noun

chronostasis (uncountable)

  1. (optics) A visual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed.

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