Shape Constancy
nounid
134738·updated May 18, 2026verified
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)
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Variants
- plural
- Shape Constancies
- possessive
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Framework definitions
- §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)
- §1 · legacy_primary
- 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)DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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