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Definition of "parallactic" []

  • Of or pertaining to parallax (adjective)

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Use "parallactic" in a sentence
  • "There is also a "parallactic" libration, depending on the earth's rotation; and a species of nodding movement -- the "libration in latitude" -- is produced by the inclination of the moon's axis to her orbit, and by her changes of position with regard to the terrestrial equator."
  • "Four hundred years ago, he realized that if Copernicus was right—that the Earth orbits the Sun—they could show it by observing the 'parallactic motion' of the nearest stars."
  • "The team plans to use parallactic motion again in the future."
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