diurnal parallax
1Diurnal parallax — Diurnal Di*ur nal, a. [L. diurnalis, fr. dies day. See {Deity}, and cf. {Journal}.] 1. Relating to the daytime; belonging to the period of daylight, distinguished from the night; opposed to {nocturnal}; as, diurnal heat; diurnal hours. [1913… …
2Diurnal parallax — Parallax Par al*lax, n. [Gr. ? alternation, the mutual inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. ? to change a little, go aside, deviate; para beside, beyond + ? to change: cf. F. parallaxe. Cf. {Parallel}.] 1. The apparent displacement, or… …
3Diurnal Parallax — Parallax is the apparent displacement of the position of a celestial object on the celestial sphere when seen from two different places. The Diurnal Parallax is the parallactic shift of a celestial object when seen from two points that are one …
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4diurnal parallax — noun the parallax of a celestial body using two points on the surface of the earth as the earth rotates • Syn: ↑geocentric parallax • Hypernyms: ↑parallax • Hyponyms: ↑horizontal parallax, ↑solar parallax * * * noun …
5diurnal parallax — parinis paralaksas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. diurnal parallax; geocentric parallax vok. Tagesparallaxe, f rus. суточный параллакс, m pranc. parallaxe diurne, f …
6diurnal parallax — Astron. See under parallax (def. 2). * * * …
7diurnal parallax — /daɪˌɜnəl ˈpærəlæks/ (say duy.ernuhl paruhlaks) noun → parallax (def. 2) …
8Diurnal — Di*ur nal, a. [L. diurnalis, fr. dies day. See {Deity}, and cf. {Journal}.] 1. Relating to the daytime; belonging to the period of daylight, distinguished from the night; opposed to {nocturnal}; as, diurnal heat; diurnal hours. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
9Diurnal aberration — Diurnal Di*ur nal, a. [L. diurnalis, fr. dies day. See {Deity}, and cf. {Journal}.] 1. Relating to the daytime; belonging to the period of daylight, distinguished from the night; opposed to {nocturnal}; as, diurnal heat; diurnal hours. [1913… …
10Diurnal arc — Diurnal Di*ur nal, a. [L. diurnalis, fr. dies day. See {Deity}, and cf. {Journal}.] 1. Relating to the daytime; belonging to the period of daylight, distinguished from the night; opposed to {nocturnal}; as, diurnal heat; diurnal hours. [1913… …
