Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by parallax.
- The angle between the vertical circle and the declination circle of a star.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a parallax.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
parallax
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Examples
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There is also a "parallactic" libration, depending on the earth's rotation; and a species of nodding movement -- the "libration in latitude" -- is produced by the inclination of the moon's axis to her orbit, and by her changes of position with regard to the terrestrial equator.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition 1874
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Now known as "Alcor B," the star was found with an innovative technique called "common parallactic motion," and was found by members of Project 1640, an international collaborative team that gives a nod to the insight of Galileo Gallilei.
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Four hundred years ago, he realized that if Copernicus was right—that the Earth orbits the Sun—they could show it by observing the 'parallactic motion' of the nearest stars.
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The team plans to use parallactic motion again in the future.
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Four hundred years ago, he realized that if Copernicus was right—that the Earth orbits the Sun—they could show it by observing the 'parallactic motion' of the nearest stars.
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Using a parallactic barrier in the LCD display, the AL3DU laptop can turn ordinary movies and photos into 3-D video and images.
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In order to determine the loss of energy attending the reflection of the rays by the diagonal mirrors, I have constructed a special apparatus, which, by means of a parallactic mechanism, faces the sun at right angles during observations.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 Various
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Hipparchus, the parallactic rules of Ptolemy, Regimontanus Purbach, and
Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885 Various
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Unless the deviations from the parallactic line of the stellar motions balance one another on the whole, their discussion may easily be as fruitless as that of observations tainted with systematic errors.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 Various
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The mounting of the largest instrument was parallactic, but without divided circles, without clock-work, without clamp and slow motion.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
chained_bear commented on the word parallactic
"Something relating to the parallax of the heavenly bodies.
"Parallactic Angle of a Star, is the difference of the two angles, under which its true and apparent distance from the zenith is seen....
"Parallactic Rotula, an instrument invented by the late Mr. Ferguson, and afterwards improved by Chevalier de Borda, for clearing the distance in taking lunar observations."
—Falconer's New Universal Dictionary of the Marine (1816), 332
October 14, 2008