parallax

== English == === 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”). See also para- and allo-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpæɹ.əˌlæks/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈpaɹəˌlaks/ === Noun === parallax (countable and uncountable, plural parallaxes) 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. (astronomy) The angle of seeing of the astronomical unit. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === parallax (third-person singular simple present parallaxes, present participle parallaxing, simple past and past participle parallaxed) (transitive) To measure (a distance) based on parallax observations. (animation) To produce an illusion of levels of distance by shifting layers at different rates. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French parallaxe, from Latin parallaxis, from Ancient Greek παράλλαξις (parállaxis). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpaː.rɑˈlɑks/ Hyphenation: pa‧ral‧lax Rhymes: -ɑks === Noun === parallax m (plural parallaxen, no diminutive) parallax ==== Derived terms ==== sterparallax zonsparallax