Chronostasis

//ˌkɹɒnəˈsteɪsɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A visual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed. uncountable

Etymology

From chrono- (prefix meaning ‘time’) + -stasis (suffix meaning ‘slowing down, stopping’).

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