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Definition of parallactic ellipse - 1 dictionary result

parallactic ellipse

 
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–noun Astronomy.
the apparent ellipse, as seen against the background of more distant stars, described annually by a nearby star because of the earth's orbital motion around the sun. Compare parallax (def. 2).
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