parallax
Meanings
Plural: parallaxes
Noun
- the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object
- 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.
- The angle of seeing of the astronomical unit.
Verb
- To measure (a distance) based on parallax observations.
- To produce an illusion of levels of distance by shifting layers at different rates.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French parallaxe, from Ancient Greek παράλλαξις (parállaxis, “alteration”) from παραλλάσσω (parallássō, “to cause to alternate”) from ἀλλάσσω (allássō, “to alter”) from ἄλλος (állos, “other”).
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