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)
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: police action: a local military action without declaration of war; against violators of international peace and order
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: balkan country: any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: aniseikonia: visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: last word: an authoritative statement
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: satellite transmitter: a transmitter on a communications satellite
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: thursday: the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: acid rain: rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: drift: a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: japan: lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: master bedroom: the principal bedroom in a house; usually occupied by the head of the household