Droste effect

Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɔstə əˈfɛkt/

The English word “Droste effect” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

The effect of a picture appearing within itself recursively, so that the inner picture contains another even smaller picture, and so on.

Etymology

Droste + effect, from Dutch Droste, from German Droste. From the image used on Droste-brand cocoa powder, one of the main Dutch brands, of a nurse carrying a serving tray with a cup of hot chocolate and a box with the same image. Named after Dutch businessman Gerardus Johannes Droste who founded the company in 1863.

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