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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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Parallax'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/parallax.html. 1828.