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Autokinetic — Au to*ki*net ic, a. [Auto + kinetic.] Self moving; moving automatically. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Autokinetic system — In fire alarm telegraphy, a system so arranged that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
autokinetic effect — Also referred to as autokinetic sensation, autokinetic illusion, autokinetic phenomenon, autokinesis, and Charpentier s illusion. The term autokinetic effect is indebted to the Greek words automatos (automatically, driven by a power of its… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Autokinetic effect — The autokinetic effect is a phenomenon of human visual perception in which a stationary, small point of light in an otherwise dark or featureless environment appears to move. It was first recorded by a Russian officer keeping watch who observed… … Wikipedia
autokinetic effect — Psychol. apparent motion of a single point of light or a small object when presented on a dark field and observed continuously. Also called autokinetic illusion. [1930 35] * * * ▪ psychology illusory movement of a single still object,… … Universalium
autokinetic illusion — see autokinetic effect … Dictionary of Hallucinations
autokinetic phenomenon — see autokinetic effect … Dictionary of Hallucinations
autokinetic sensation — see autokinetic effect … Dictionary of Hallucinations
autokinetic effect — Psychol. apparent motion of a single point of light or a small object when presented on a dark field and observed continuously. Also called autokinetic illusion. [1930 35] … Useful english dictionary
autokinetic — Relating to autokinesis. * * * au·to·ki·net·ic (aw″to kĭ netґik) having the power of voluntary motion … Medical dictionary
