Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Parallax
parallax, n. [Fr. parallaxe < Gk change, alteration, mutual inclination of two lines meeting in an angle.]
Apparent displacement; different angle; immense distance; disappearance by change in perspective; change in position of a celestial body due to a different point of view; difference in relative proximity.
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