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• parallax — parallactic /par euh lak tik/, adj. parallactically, adv. /par euh laks /, n. 1. the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer. 2. Astron. the apparent angular displacement of a celestial body due …   Universalium

• star — starless, adj. /stahr/, n., adj., v., starred, starring. n. 1. any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. 2. Astron. any of the large, self luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris,… …   Universalium

• Star — For other uses, see Star (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• Star designation — Designations of stars (and other celestial bodies) are done by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Many of the star names in use today were inherited from the time before the IAU existed. Other names, mainly for variable stars (including… …   Wikipedia

• Star system — This article is about stars in outer space. For the Hollywood star system, see Star system (film). For a system of planets around a star, see Planetary system. A star system or stellar system is a small number of stars which orbit each other,[1]… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Parallax (disambiguation) — Parallax is the difference in the angular position of two stationary points relative to each other from different viewing positions.* The different viewing positions can arise from an observer s motion, called motion parallax. * The different… …   Wikipedia

• Parallax scrolling — is a special scrolling technique in computer graphics, seen first in the 1982 arcade game Moon Patrol . In this pseudo 3D technique, background images move by the camera slower than foreground images, creating an illusion of depth in a 2D video… …   Wikipedia

• Star Sapphire (comics) — Star Sapphire …   Wikipedia

• parallax second — par al*lax sec ond, n. An {annual parallax} of one second of an arc; applied to celestial objects outside the solar system. It is used to measure the distance of an astronomical object from the Earth. A star which has an annual parallax of one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English