Concept information
Preferred term
Parallax
Definition
- The apparent shift of a nearby object's position in relation to more distant ones when the nearby object is observed from different viewing angles. (en)
Broader concept
- Astrometry (en)
Narrower concepts
- Annual parallax (en)
- Diurnal parallax (en)
- Dynamical parallax (en)
- Kinematic parallax (en)
- Moving cluster parallax (en)
- Photometric parallax (en)
- Secular parallax (en)
- Statistical parallax (en)
- Stellar parallax (en)
- Trigonometric parallax (en)
Editorial note
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1197
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