单词 | parallaxis |
释义 | parallaxisn. Now rare. 1. = parallax n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > [noun] > angular distance parallaxis1663 parallax1812 1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. i. ii. 33 Which they not irrationally prove by the Parallaxis (or Circular difference betwixt the place of a Star, suppos'd to be taken by two Observations, the one made at the Centre, and the other on the surface of the Earth). 1699 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 21 264 An Account of a very remarkable Discovery of the Parallaxis of the Earth's Annual Orb, observable in some of the fixed Stars. 1875 Manufacturer & Builder 7 134/3 This angle at the top is the parallaxis. 1955 Philos. Sci. 22 256 The perception of space is based on binocular vision, parallaxis, the contraction of the ciliary muscle. 2. figurative. As a mass noun: = parallax n. 1b. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > [noun] > parallax parallax1595 parallaxisa1682 a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) ii. 49 Many things are known, as some are seen, that is by Parallaxis, or at some distance from their true and proper beings. 1992 Rev. Eng. Stud. 43 280 Some errors of historical parallaxis are also regrettable. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1663 |
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