Does anyone Know what the word Parallex means or is it even a word?

Question

Hi thanks for all the answers, I now know what a Parallax is. Great, but I thought of the word Parallex and just wondered if it was a proper word?

Answer 1

parallAx (with an a) is the phenomenon of when you close one eye and look at something, then switch eyes and it looks like it moved. because you're looking at things from slightly different angles, the object changes.
it's the same concept as when you're trying to read a thermometer or something and if you have to look at it straight on to get the correct reading.

Answer 2

Do you mean parallax? That's defined as (quoting the source below), "the change in the position of an object in the heavens due to the orbit of the earth. Observable parallax in the fixed stars is a proof of the rotation of the earth around the sun."

Parallex (as spelled in your question) is a proprietary mechanism for windows that "offers unmatched ease of use with a single handle operation for slide, tilt and multi-lock function on hung and slider windows."

Answer 3

Parallax (you spelled it incorrectly):

The change in the position of an object in the heavens due to the orbit of the earth. Observable parallax in the fixed stars is a proof of the rotation of the earth around the sun. Explanatory Diagram
physics.ship.edu/~mrc/pfs/110/inside_out/vu1/Galileo/Resources/glossary.html

With a lens-shutter camera, parallax is the difference between what the viewfinder sees and what the camera records, especially at close distances. This is caused by the separation between the viewfinder and the picture-taking lens. There is no parallax with single-lens-reflex cameras because when you look through the viewfinder, you are viewing the subject through the picture-taking lens.
www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/products/techInfo/aa9/aa9.shtml

An optical illusion which occurs in analog meters and causes reading errors. It occurs when the viewing eye is not in the same plane, perpendicular to the meter face, as the indicating needle.
www.flw.com/define_p.htm

The apparent motion of a relatively close object with respect to a more distant background as the location of the observer changes.
astronomy.nju.edu.cn/astron/AT3/GLOSS_P.HTM

used by animators (but also apparent in any moving image) the parallax effect arises because. When we move by them, closer objects seem to move faster than more distant ones. If therefore an animator makes one plane of his drawing move more slowly, it appears more distant and adds depth to the image.
www.waikato.ac.nz/film/handbook/glossary.html

the effect whereby the apparent position or direction of an object changes with the observation point. See solar parallax for its affect on solar parameters. The effect can affect the accuracy of reading scales.
www.sundialsoc.org.uk/glossary/alpha.htm

The perceived movement of a distant object such as a moon, planet, or star due to the movement of the Earth.
home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moonpedia/

Answer 4

Parallax, or more accurately motion parallax (Greek: παραλλαγή (parallagé) = alteration) is the change of angular position of two stationary points relative to each other as seen by an observer, due to the motion of an observer. Simply put, it is the apparent shift of an object against a background due to a change in observer position.

Answer 5

Webster does not list this word.
In Chemistry, PARALLAX (with an A) means when you observe the meniscus of a liquid with your eyes in a graduated cylinder at an angle rather than perpendicular to the meniscus itself. Parallax reading is erroneous hence the volume reading is inaccurate.
When you are taking a Chemistry laboratory, use the lower meniscus.

Answer 6

Parallax is a method for determining the distance to an object. See the link for how it works.

Answer 7

Hey there. I didn't find "Parallex" but I found "Parallax"
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=Parallax

Also Wikipedia didn't know what "parallex" was either.


It is a word if spelled as "parallax" instead of with the 'e' at the end.

Answer 8

I have found various items with the work Parallex and also Parallax - see links below

Answer 9

http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/parallax

Answer 10

It sounds like a new drug for E.D. as in I just take 1 Parallex and I'm perpendicular all night.