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Definition of Parallactic
1. a. Of or pertaining to a parallax.
Definition of Parallactic
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to parallax ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Parallactic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Parallactic
1. Relating to a parallax. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parallactic
Literary usage of Parallactic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Practical Astronomy: With a Collection of Astronomical Tables by Elias Loomis (1891)
"Its parallactic angle; and when any three of these magnitudes are given, the
others may ... To find the altitude, azimuth, and parallactic angle of a star, ..."
2. An Introduction to Celestial Mechanics by Forest Ray Moulton (1914)
"The parallactic Inequality. Since the sun is only a finite distance from the
earth, its disturbing effects will not be exactly the same in points ..."
3. Smithsonian Geographical Tables by Smithsonian Institution, Robert Simpson Woodward (1906)
"In this case the parallactic angle is 90° and the required quantities are given
... Hour angle, zenith distance, and parallactic angle for transit of a star ..."
4. The Sun: Ruler, Fire, Light, and Life of the Planetary System by Richard Anthony Proctor (1872)
"... the actual parallactic displacement of Venus on the Sun's disc can be applied
under very favourable circumstances during the approaching transits. ..."
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