parallax
An apparent shift in the position of two stationary objects relative to each other as…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.
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Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Parallaxe
паралла́ксparalláks
(countable, uncountable)The angle of seeing of the astronomical unit.
(countable, uncountable)Any of several methods of determining distance.
- the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object
Examples
1 sentencesDoes bump mapping generate more graphics load than parallax?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French parallaxe, from Ancient Greek παράλλαξις (parállaxis, “alteration”) froFrom 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-.
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Forms
plural: parallaxes| Singular | parallax |
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Word family
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