heliocentric parallax
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Heliocentric parallax — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heliocentric parallax — Heliocentric He li*o*cen tric (h[=e] l[i^]*[ o]*s[e^]n tr[i^]k), Heliocentrical He li*o*cen tric al (h[=e] l[i^]*[ o]*s[e^]n tr[i^]*kal), a. [Helio + centric, centrical: cf. F. h[ e]liocentrique.] (Astron.) pertaining to the sun s center, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heliocentric parallax — noun the parallax of a celestial body using two points in the earth s orbit around the sun as the baseline • Syn: ↑annual parallax • Hypernyms: ↑parallax • Hyponyms: ↑stellar parallax * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
heliocentric parallax — metinis paralaksas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. annual parallax; heliocentric parallax vok. heliozentrische Parallaxe, f; Jahresparallaxe, f; jährliche Parallaxe, f rus. гелиоцентрический параллакс, m; годовой параллакс, m pranc.… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
heliocentric parallax — /hilioʊˌsɛntrɪk ˈpærəlæks/ (say heeleeoh.sentrik paruhlaks) noun See parallax (def. 3) …
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parallax of the cross wires — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heliocentric — He li*o*cen tric (h[=e] l[i^]*[ o]*s[e^]n tr[i^]k), Heliocentrical He li*o*cen tric al (h[=e] l[i^]*[ o]*s[e^]n tr[i^]*kal), a. [Helio + centric, centrical: cf. F. h[ e]liocentrique.] (Astron.) pertaining to the sun s center, or appearing to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heliocentric place — Heliocentric He li*o*cen tric (h[=e] l[i^]*[ o]*s[e^]n tr[i^]k), Heliocentrical He li*o*cen tric al (h[=e] l[i^]*[ o]*s[e^]n tr[i^]*kal), a. [Helio + centric, centrical: cf. F. h[ e]liocentrique.] (Astron.) pertaining to the sun s center, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parallax — [par′ə laks΄] n. [Fr parallaxe < Gr parallaxis < parallassein, to vary, decline, wander < para ,PARA 1 + allassein, to change < allos, other: see ELSE] 1. the apparent change in the position of an object resulting from the change in… … English World dictionary
