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单词 Necker cube
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Definition of Necker cube in English:

Necker cube

noun
  • A line drawing of a transparent cube, with opposite sides drawn parallel, so that the perspective is ambiguous.

    内克立方体

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A Necker cube is an ambiguous object, which is to say that there is more than one way to see it, and our brains happily jump between these different views, trying one and then switching to another.
    • According to Dawkins genic selection and organismic selection are like two interpretations of a Necker cube illusion.
    • Like a Necker cube, Yellow Dog offers differing faces to the world, depending largely, it seems, on how one is feeling at the time.
    • Detecting the three cubes seems akin to shifting a view point when observing the Necker cube.
    • But model pluralism, as it has been articulated and defended, typically carries with it further ontological baggage that suggests that one view of the Necker cube is more fundamental than the other.
    • Although he could make hypotheses (about his wife's head or the glove) - as indeed we do when looking at the Necker cube, he could not make judgements about those things.

Origin

Early 20th century: named after L. A. Necker (1786–1861), Swiss naturalist.

Definition of Necker cube in US English:

Necker cube

noun
  • A line drawing of a transparent cube in which the lines of opposite sides are drawn parallel, so that the perspective is ambiguous and the orientation of the cube appears to alternate.

    内克立方体

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But model pluralism, as it has been articulated and defended, typically carries with it further ontological baggage that suggests that one view of the Necker cube is more fundamental than the other.
    • Like a Necker cube, Yellow Dog offers differing faces to the world, depending largely, it seems, on how one is feeling at the time.
    • According to Dawkins genic selection and organismic selection are like two interpretations of a Necker cube illusion.
    • Detecting the three cubes seems akin to shifting a view point when observing the Necker cube.
    • Although he could make hypotheses (about his wife's head or the glove) - as indeed we do when looking at the Necker cube, he could not make judgements about those things.
    • A Necker cube is an ambiguous object, which is to say that there is more than one way to see it, and our brains happily jump between these different views, trying one and then switching to another.

Origin

Early 20th century: named after L. A. Necker (1786–1861), Swiss naturalist.

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