law of continuation

1. 1.

   a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction

   Synonymsgood continuationcontinuation

   BroaderGestalt law of organization

Questions about law of continuation

What does law of continuation mean?

law of continuation means "a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction".

What is another word for law of continuation?

Close synonyms include good continuation, continuation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.