n.
An apparent change in the direction of an object, caused by a change in observational position that provides a new line of sight.
[French parallaxe, from Greek parallaxis, from parallassein, to change : para-, among; see para-1 + allassein, to exchange (from allos, other; see al-1 in Indo-European roots).]
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