Meaning of Parallax | Babel Free

Definitions

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.
   countable, uncountable
2. The angle of seeing of the astronomical unit.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“[…] Heliocentrick places, to which the Parallaxes being applied, give the Geocentrick.”

“Planes farther back on the z-axis scroll more slowly than those in front of them, producing a parallax effect. Early games with parallax scrolling tended to have their action taking place all in the forefront plane […]”

“The stars appeared to be in different locations through the parallax effect, meaning that the stars seemed to shift against the background since New Horizons was viewing it from a different view point. Scientists use the parallax effect to measure the distances to stars. […] “The New Horizons spacecraft is truly a mission of firsts, and this demonstration of stellar parallax is no different,” said Kenneth Hansen, New Horizons program scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, in a statement.”

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