parallax
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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”).
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editparallax (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.
- 1685, J. Flamsteed, Philosophical Transactions, XV, p. 1217:
- […] Heliocentrick places, to which the Parallaxes being applied, give the Geocentrick.
- 2008, Bernard Perron, Mark J. P. Wolf, The Video Game Theory Reader 2, page 157:
- 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 […]
- (astronomy) The angle of seeing of the astronomical unit.
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Verb
editparallax (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
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle French parallaxe, from Latin parallaxis, from Ancient Greek παράλλαξις (parállaxis).
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editparallax m (plural parallaxen)
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