shape constancy meaning

UK US /ʃeɪp ˈkɑnstənsi/ 4 syllables

shape constancy (noun): 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).

Definition of shape constancy

  1. 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)

    Type of: constancy

How to pronounce shape constancy

shape constancy is pronounced /ʃeɪp ˈkɑnstənsi/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.

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