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Parallax
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The apparent difference in position of a body (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the earth's surface, and as seen from some other conventional point, as the earth's center or the sun.
(2):
(n.) The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of an object, as seen from two different stations, or points of view.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Parallax'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/parallax.html. 1828.