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parallax

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nounverb
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As a noun, parallax means 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. As a verb, it means measure (a distance) based on parallax observations.

Meanings of parallax

5 meanings

noun

  1. 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.

  2. astronomyThe angle of seeing of the astronomical unit.

  3. The apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object

verb

  1. To measure (a distance) based on parallax observations.

  2. animationTo produce an illusion of levels of distance by shifting layers at different rates.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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