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 (GA) (file)
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

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

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