figure-ground phenomenon
noun
the division of the perceptual field into background and objects that appear to stand out against it. The concept was evolved by the Gestalt psychologists, who invented ambiguous figures in which the same part could be seen either as figure or ground
Words nearby figure-ground phenomenon
figure out,
figure skate,
figure skating,
figure up,
figure-ground,
figure-ground phenomenon,
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figured bass,
figured glass,
figurehead,
figurine