parallax
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/ˈpærəlæks/
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/ˈpærəlæks/
The apparent change in position of an object when viewed along different lines of sight.
The astronomer used parallax to measure the distance to the faraway star.
天文学家利用视差测量了那颗遥远恒星的距离。