Look up: Parallax

1. parallax
   [n] - the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object
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2. Parallax
   Change in the apparent position of objects when viewed from two widely separated positions.
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3. Parallax
   An optical illusion which occurs in analog meters and causes reading errors. It occurs when the viewing eye is not in the same plane, perpendicular to the meter face, as the indicating needle.
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4. parallax
   the apparent change in direction or lateral displacement of a viewed object when the eye is moved from one position to another,or when the object is viewed first with one eye and then with the other Category: Medicine • an optical illusion which occurs in analogue meters and causes readi...
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5. Parallax
   The difference in point of view that occurs when the lens (or other device) through which the eye views a scene is separate from the lens that exposes the film. With a lens-shutter camera, parallax is the difference between what the viewfinder sees and what the camera records, especially at close di...
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6. Parallax
   Par'al·lax noun [ Greek ... alternation, the mutual inclination of two lines forming an angle, from ... to change a little, go aside, deviate; para` beside, beyond + ... to change: confer French parallaxe . Confer Parallel .] ...
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7. parallax
   1. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of an object, as seen from two different stations, or points of view. ... 2. <astronomy> The apparent difference in position of a body (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the earth's surface, and as seen from some other co...
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8. parallax
   noun the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object
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9. parallax
   (par´ә-laks) an apparent displacement of an object due to change in the observer's position.
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10. Parallax
    • (n.) The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of an object, as seen from two different stations, or points of view. • (n.) The apparent difference in position of a body (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the earth`s surface, and as seen from some other conven...
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11. parallax
    in astronomy, the difference in direction of a celestial object as seen by an observer from two widely separated points. The measurement of parallax ... [17 related articles]
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12. parallax
    parallax, parallactic 1. In physics, an apparent change in the position of an object when the person looking at the object changes position. 2. In astronomy, the angle between two imaginary lines from two different observation points meeting at a star or celestial body that is used to measure its distance from the Earth.
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13. Parallax
    The difference in point of view that occurs when the lens (or other device) through which the eye views a scene is separate from the lens that exposes the film
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14. parallax
    parallax (pâr'ulăks) , any alteration in the relative apparent positions of objects produced by a shift in the position of the observer. In astronomy the term is used for several techniques for determining distance. Trigonometric parallax is the apparent displacement of a nearby star ...
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15. Parallax
    The term parallax describes the apparent movement of an object when viewed from two different positions.
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16. parallax
    Type: Term Pronunciation: par′ă-laks Definitions: 1. The apparent displacement of an object that follows a change in the position from which it is viewed. See: phi phenomenon
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17. parallax
    Click images to enlargeChange in the apparent position of an object against its background when viewed from two different positions. In astronomy, nearby stars show a shift owing to parallax when viewed from different positions on the Earth's orbit around the Sun. A star's parallax is used to deduce its distance f...
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18. Parallax
    The apparent motion of an observed object against the background caused by the movement of the observer. An example of this is the motion of the stars as seen from observatories on Earth.
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19. Parallax
    `Parallax` is an apparent displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines.--><ref name=oed>--> The term is derived from the Greek παράλλ...
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20. Parallax
    (comics) `Parallax` is a fictional comic book supervillain in the DC Comics universe. Created by writer Ron Marz and artist Darryl Banks for Green Lantern vol. 3, #48 (January 1994), Parallax was devised as the new supervillain identity for former Green Lantern protagonist Hal Jordan. ...
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21. Parallax
    (disambiguation) `Parallax` is the difference in the angular position of two stationary points relative to each other from different viewing positions. `Parallax` may also refer to: Astronomy : Business : Literature : Comics : Technology : Television : People : Other uses :
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22. Parallax
    (TV series) | format = Children`s television series/ starring = Joshua Marshall-Clark<br />Gillian Alexy<br /> country = Australia network = Australian Broadcasting Corporation | num_episodes = 26 --> `Parallax` is a 2004 Australian and British children`s television series that screened...
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23. PARALLAX
    `PARALLAX` is a thriller novel by Jon F. Merz. It was published as a Kindle e-book from Maelstrom Books in 2009. Plot summary: Two professional assassins, one a Mafia hitman, Frank Jolino, the other a former German terrorist, Ernst Stahl, kill at exactly the same moment in time. The two men e...
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