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OPTOGYRAL ILLUSION [1 record]

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Record 1 1981-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Astronautics
DEF

The apparent movement and displacement of an object, fixed with respect to the observer, which accompanies and is in the same direction as the sensation of turning evoked by adequate stimulation of the semicircular canal receptors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Astronautique
DEF

Mouvement et déplacement apparents d'un objet, fixé par rapport à l'observateur, qui accompagnent et se produisent dans la même direction que la sensation de rotation provoquée par une excitation appropriée des récepteurs des canaux semi-circulaires.

Spanish

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