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Noun: diurnal parallax
  1. The parallax of a celestial body using two points on the surface of the earth as the earth rotates
    "The diurnal parallax of the moon is used to calculate its distance from Earth";
    - geocentric parallax

Derived forms: diurnal parallaxes

Type of: parallax

Encyclopedia: Diurnal parallax