APA Dictionary of Psychology

Necker cube

Updated on 04/19/2018
a line drawing of a cube in which all angles and sides can be seen, as if it were transparent. It is an ambiguous figure whose three-dimensionality fluctuates when viewed for a prolonged period of time. [Louis Albert Necker (1730–1804), Swiss crystallographer]
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