pareidolia in Chinese
pareidolia in Chinese is 空想性错视 — pareidolia means the tendency to see a meaningful image, especially a face, in a random or ambiguous pattern such as clouds, wood grain or burnt toast.
pareidolia in Chinese
空想性错视
Pronounced: kōng xiǎng xìng cuò shì
(psychology) The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.
What does "pareidolia" mean?
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noun The tendency to see a meaningful image, especially a face, in a random or ambiguous pattern such as clouds, wood grain or burnt toast.
"Seeing a face in the front of a car is pareidolia, not a hallucination."
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noun The same effect applied to sound, where random noise is heard as words or music.
"Ghost hunters often mistake audio pareidolia for voices on a recording."
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pareidolia in a sentence
- Seeing a face in the front of a car is pareidolia, not a hallucination.
- Pareidolia explains why people spot animals in cloud formations.
- Ghost hunters often mistake audio pareidolia for voices on a recording.
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What is "pareidolia" in Chinese?
"pareidolia" in Chinese is 空想性错视. pareidolia means: The tendency to see a meaningful image, especially a face, in a random or ambiguous pattern such as clouds, wood grain or burnt toast.
How do you pronounce 空想性错视?
"pareidolia" in Chinese is 空想性错视, pronounced "kōng xiǎng xìng cuò shì".
How do you use "pareidolia" in a sentence?
Example: "Seeing a face in the front of a car is pareidolia, not a hallucination." In Chinese, "pareidolia" is 空想性错视.
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