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):

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• 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.

Related terms

• chronology
• chronostatic
• dyschronometria

 

Translations

visual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed

• Basque: kronostasia f
• Catalan: cronostasis f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 时滯錯覺／时滞错觉 (shízhìcuòjué), 時間凍結／时间冻结 (shíjiāndòngjié)

• Dutch: chronostasis
• Finnish: kronostaasi
• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: Chronostasis
• Italian: cronostasi f
• Japanese: クロノスタシス (kuronosutashisu)
• Macedonian: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: cronostase f
• Spanish: cronostasis f
• Swedish: chronostasis
• Thai: การลวงประสาทเหมือนเวลาหยุด

See also

• stopped clock illusion

Further reading

• chronostasis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia