HyperDic: solar_parallax

English > 1 sense of the expression solar parallax:
NOUNphenomenonsolar parallaxthe angle subtended by the mean equatorial radius of the Earth at a distance of one astronomical unit
English > solar parallax: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningThe angle subtended by the mean equatorial radius of the Earth at a distance of one astronomical unit.
Broadergeocentric parallax, diurnal parallaxThe parallax of a celestial body using two points on the surface of the earth as the earth rotates

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