parallax
IPA: pˈɛrʌɫæks
noun
- An apparent shift in the position of two stationary objects relative to each other as viewed by an observer, due to a change in observer position.
- (astronomy) The angle of seeing of the astronomical unit.
verb
- (transitive) To measure (a distance) based on parallax observations.
- (animation) To produce an illusion of levels of distance by shifting layers at different rates.
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Examples of "parallax" in Sentences
- Measurement of the solar parallax.
- Dynamic or moving cluster parallax.
- Corrected for parallax and cleanup edge.
- An image showing an example of parallax.
- I will post an explanation for parallax.
- For vertical parallax only a parallax arrow.
- In this way the parallax effects are minimised.
- In this way the parallax effects are minimized.
- More complex overlapping parallax does, but not parallax in general.
- He became well known for his work on stellar parallaxes and photometry.
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