HyperDic: geocentric_parallax

English > 1 sense of the expression geocentric parallax:
NOUNphenomenongeocentric parallax, diurnal parallaxthe parallax of a celestial body using two points on the surface of the earth as the earth rotates
English > geocentric parallax: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningThe parallax of a celestial body using two points on the surface of the earth as the earth rotates.
Synonymdiurnal parallax
Narrowerhorizontal parallaxThe maximum parallax observed when the celestial body is at the horizon
solar parallaxThe angle subtended by the mean equatorial radius of the Earth at a distance of one astronomical unit
BroaderparallaxThe apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object

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