Term: shape constancy: 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)
Candidate hypernym: constancy: (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation → 1
Candidate hypernym: police action: a local military action without declaration of war; against violators of international peace and order → 0
Candidate hypernym: balkan country: any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula → 0
Candidate hypernym: aniseikonia: visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes → 0
Candidate hypernym: last word: an authoritative statement → 0
Candidate hypernym: satellite transmitter: a transmitter on a communications satellite → 0
Candidate hypernym: thursday: the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day → 0
Candidate hypernym: acid rain: rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water → 0
Candidate hypernym: drift: a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents → 0
Candidate hypernym: japan: lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer → 0
Candidate hypernym: master bedroom: the principal bedroom in a house; usually occupied by the head of the household → 0