Escher figure
n another name for →
impossible figure
(named after M. C. Escher (1898--1970), Dutch graphic artist who produced many such drawings)
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impossible figure
n a picture of an object that at first sight looks three-dimensional but cannot be a two-dimensional projection of a real three-dimensional object, for example a picture of a staircase that re-enters itself while appearing to ascend continuously, (Also called)
Escher figure
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