- Aubert phenomenon
- an optical illusion in which a bright vertical line in a dark room tilts to one side when an observer tilts his head to the opposite side.
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Aubert phenomenon
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Aubert phenomenon — Au·bert phenomenon (ou bertґ) [Hermann Aubert, German physiologist, 1826–1892] see under phenomenon … Medical dictionary
Aubert — Hermann, German physiologist, 1826–1892. See A. phenomenon … Medical dictionary
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