PARALLAX
- an apparent optical displacement of an object [n PARALLAXES]
- the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer.
- The effect whereby the position or direction of an object appears to differ when viewed from different positions, e.g., through the viewfinder and the lens of a camera
- The angular amount of this in a particular case, esp. that of a star viewed from different points in the earth's orbit