unperceived

adjective

un·per·ceived | \ ˌən-pər-ˈsēvd

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Definition of unperceived

: not seen, observed, or given notice : not perceived unperceived problems

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Over time, the angle of these lines changed, suggesting to audience members that the direction of the pendulum’s travel was shifting under the influence of an unperceived rotational motion—that of Earth. — Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, "How Does Foucault’s Pendulum Prove the Earth Rotates?," 3 Feb. 2018

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