invisibility

     

Invisibility is the state of an object which cannot be seen. An object in this state is sai to be invisible (literally, "not visible"). The term is usually used as a fantasy/science fiction term, where objects are literally made unseeable by magical or technological means; however, its effects can also be seen in the real world, particularly in physics and perceptional psychology.

Trivia about invisibility

  • In a Russian opera, the city of Kitezh has this magical quality, like some ink & an H.G. Wells man
  • Materials that influence light waves to bend around them are a step toward a "cloak of" this, as in Harry Potter
  • Marlowe's Faustus uses this magic power to snatch things from the hands of the astonished pope