PARALLAX


Meaning of PARALLAX in English

n.1 the apparent difference in the position or direction of an object caused when the observer's position is changed.

2 the angular amount of this.

Derivatives:

parallactic adj.

Etymology: F parallaxe f. mod.L parallaxis f. Gk parallaxis change f. parallasso to alternate (as PARA-(1), allasso exchange f. allos other)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.