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SUCCESSIVE CONTRAST

\səksˈɛsɪv kˈɒntɹast], \səksˈɛsɪv kˈɒntɹast], \s_ə_k_s_ˈɛ_s_ɪ_v k_ˈɒ_n_t_ɹ_a_s_t]\

Definitions of SUCCESSIVE CONTRAST

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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That form of c. of colors in which two colors are looked at in rapid succession, so that the afterimage from the first color modifies the sensation that would be produced by the second color.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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