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parallax

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 716262 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain Physics
  • Generally, the apparent change in the position of an object seen against a more distant background when the viewpoint is changed. Absence of parallax is often used to adjust two objects, or two images, at equal distances from the observer.
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  • FR: parallaxe [U50355] FI: parallaksi [U50355] DE: Parallax [U50355]
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parallax

Matemaatika terminibaas

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Domain Mathematics

Meteoroloogia ja klimatoloogia terminibaas

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Domain atmosphere - climatology - meteorology - magnetosphere

Metroloogia terminibaas

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Domain metrologymeasuring procedures
  • kahe liikumatu punkti vastastikuse nurkasendi muutus vaatleja silmis selle vaatleja liikumise tõttu
  • nurk kahe vaatekiire vahel
  • displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines
parallaks
Usage examples
  • Lähedal asuvad objektid näitavad suuremat parallaksi kui kaugemad objektid, nii et parallaksi saab kasutada ka kauguste mõõtmiseks.
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Usage examples
  • Due to foreshortening, nearby objects show a larger parallax than farther objects, so parallax can be used to determine distances.

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