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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Parallax \Par"al*lax\, n. [Gr. ? alternation, the mutual
     inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. ? to change a
     little, go aside, deviate; para` beside, beyond + ? to
     change: cf. F. parallaxe. Cf. Parallel.]
     1. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of
        an object, as seen from two different stations, or points
        of view.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Astron.) 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 conventional
        point, as the earth's center or the sun.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Astron.) The annual parallax. See annual parallax,
        below.
        [PJC]
  
     Annual parallax, the greatest value of the heliocentric
        parallax, or the greatest annual apparent change of place
        of a body as seen from the earth and sun; it is equivalent
        to the parallax of an astronomical object which would be
        observed by taking observations of the object at two
        different points one astronomical unit (the distance of
        the Earth from the sun) apart, if the line joining the two
        observing points is perpendicular to the direction to the
        observed object; as, the annual parallax of a fixed star.
        The distance of an astronomical object from the Earth is
        inversely proportional to the annual parallax. A star
        which has an annual parallax of one second of an arc is
        considered to be one parsec (3.26 light years) distant
        from the earth; a star with an annual parallax of
        one-hundredth second of an arc is 326 light years distant.
        See parsec in the vocabulary, and stellar parallax,
        below.
  
     Binocular parallax, the apparent difference in position of
        an object as seen separately by one eye, and then by the
        other, the head remaining unmoved.
  
     Diurnal parallax or Geocentric parallax, the parallax of
        a body with reference to the earth's center. This is the
        kind of parallax that is generally understood when the
        term is used without qualification.
  
     Heliocentric parallax, the parallax of a body with
        reference to the sun, or the angle subtended at the body
        by lines drawn from it to the earth and sun; as, the
        heliocentric parallax of a planet.
  
     Horizontal parallax, the geocentric parallx of a heavenly
        body when in the horizon, or the angle subtended at the
        body by the earth's radius.
  
     Optical parallax, the apparent displacement in position
        undergone by an object when viewed by either eye singly.
        --Brande & C.
  
     Parallax of the cross wires (of an optical instrument),
        their apparent displacement when the eye changes its
        position, caused by their not being exactly in the focus
        of the object glass.
  
     Stellar parallax, the annual parallax of a fixed star.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Parallax \Par"al*lax\, n. [Gr. ? alternation, the mutual
     inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. ? to change a
     little, go aside, deviate; ? beside, beyond + ? to change:
     cf. F. parallaxe. Cf. Parallel.]
     1. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of
        an object, as seen from two different stations, or points
        of view.
  
     2. (Astron.) 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 conventional
        point, as the earth's center or the sun.
  
     Annual parallax, the greatest value of the heliocentric
        parallax, or the greatest annual apparent change of place
        of a body as seen from the earth and sun; as, the annual
        parallax of a fixed star.
  
     Binocular parallax, the apparent difference in position of
        an object as seen separately by one eye, and then by the
        other, the head remaining unmoved.
  
     Diurnal, or Geocentric, parallax, the parallax of a
        body with reference to the earth's center. This is the
        kind of parallax that is generally understood when the
        term is used without qualification.
  
     Heliocentric parallax, the parallax of a body with
        reference to the sun, or the angle subtended at the body
        by lines drawn from it to the earth and sun; as, the
        heliocentric parallax of a planet.
  
     Horizontal parallax, the geocentric parallx of a heavenly
        body when in the horizon, or the angle subtended at the
        body by the earth's radius.
  
     Optical parallax, the apparent displacement in position
        undergone by an object when viewed by either eye singly.
        --Brande & C.
  
     Parallax of the cross wires (of an optical instrument),
        their apparent displacement when the eye changes its
        position, caused by their not being exactly in the focus
        of the object glass.
  
     Stellar parallax, the annual parallax of a fixed star.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  parallax
       n : the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two
           different points that are not on a line with the object

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  parallax
     n.
     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.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To measure (a distance) based on parallax
  observations.
     2 (lb en animation) To produce an illusion of levels of distance by
  shifting layers at different rates.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  parallax
     n.
     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.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To measure (a distance) based on parallax
  observations.
     2 (lb en animation) To produce an illusion of levels of distance by
  shifting layers at different rates.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  parallax
     n.
     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.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To measure (a distance) based on parallax
  observations.
     2 (lb en animation) To produce an illusion of levels of distance by
  shifting layers at different rates.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  parallax
     n.
     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.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To measure (a distance) based on parallax
  observations.
     2 (lb en animation) To produce an illusion of levels of distance by
  shifting layers at different rates.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  parallax
     n.
     vinkeln mellan två synlinjer då ett föremål ses från två olika
  punkter

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  parallax
     n.
     vinkeln mellan två synlinjer då ett föremål ses från två olika
  punkter

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Parallax /pˈaɹəlˌaks/
  إختلاف المنظر

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  parallax /pˈaɹəlˌaks/ 
  paralaxa

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  parallax /pˈaɹəlˌaks/ 
  parallax

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  parallax /pˈaɹəlˌaks/
  současné posunování scén (název pro programátorskou techiku, vzbudzující dojem prustorovosti rychlejším posunováním bližších scén a pomalejším posunováním vzdálenějších scén)
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  parallax /pˈaɹəlˌaks/
  Betrachtungsparallaxe , Parallaxe  [astron.]  [photo.]  [phys.]
     Synonym: observation parallax
  
   see: observation parallaxes, parallaxes
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  parallax /pˈaɹəlˌaks/
  Parallaxe 
   see: cognitive parallax
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  parallax /pˈaɹəlˌaks/
  
  παράλλαξη

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  parallax //ˈpæɹ.əˌlæks// 
  parallaksi
  shift

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  parallax /pˈaɹəlˌaks/
  paralaksa, vidni kut iz oka opažača prema udaljenom objektu

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  parallax /pˈaɹəlˌaks/
  1. látószög elhajlás
  2. parallaxis

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  parallax //ˈpæɹ.əˌlæks// 
  視差
  shift

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  parallax //ˈpæɹ.əˌlæks// 
  parallakse
  shift

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  parallax /pˈaɹəlˌaks/
  1. (astr.) paralaks. parallac'(tic.)  paralaks bakımından, paralaks ile ilgili.

From Nederlands-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-ell ]

  parallax /pˈaːrɑlˌɑks/ 
  παράλλαξη

From Nederlands-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-fin ]

  parallax /pˈaːrɑlˌɑks/ 
  parallaksi

From Nederlands-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 :   [ freedict:nld-ita ]

  parallax /pˈaːrɑlˌɑks/ 
  parallasse

From Nederlands-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-pol ]

  parallax /pˈaːrɑlˌɑks/ 
  paralaksa

From Nederlands-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-por ]

  parallax /pˈaːrɑlˌɑks/ 
  paralaxe

From Nederlands-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-rus ]

  parallax /pˈaːrɑlˌɑks/ 
  паралла́кс

From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-spa ]

  parallax /pˈaːrɑlˌɑks/ 
  paralaje

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈpɛɹəˌɫæks/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 视差,视差;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 视差

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