shape constancy

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Noun shape constancy has 1 sense

shape constancy - the tendency to perceive the shape of a rigid object as constant despite differences in the viewing angle (and consequent differences in the shape of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye)
--₁ is a kind of constancy

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Shape Constancy

Noun:

The psychological phenomenon in which an object's shape is perceived as consistent and unchanged, regardless of changes in its viewing angle, distance, or lighting conditions.

Example sentence:

Shape constancy allows us to recognize an object as a book, regardless of whether it is seen from the front, back, or side.

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Adjective:

(No specific sense found)

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Verb (transitive):

(No specific sense found)

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