greeble

Etymology

 * A neologism that was originally coined and used by the prop-makers from Industrial Light & Magic while working on production of the original Star Wars film.
 * The objects in psychology were named by the American psychologist.

Noun

 * 1) A small piece of detailing added to break up the surface of an object and add visual interest, particularly in movie special effects.
 * 2)  Any of a set of invented novel objects used as stimuli in psychological studies of object and face recognition.
 * 1)  Any of a set of invented novel objects used as stimuli in psychological studies of object and face recognition.

Verb

 * 1)  To add greebles to a surface.
 * We're going to greeble the surface of the model to give it a more convincing look.