meaning of parallaxis
1. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of an object, as seen from two different stations, or points of view.
2. The apparent difference in position of a body (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the earths surface, and as seen from some other conventional point, as the earths center or the sun.
3. 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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