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Definition: Apparent Motion |
Apparent MotionNoun1. An optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Aerospace | Motion relative to a specified or implied reference point which may itself be in motion. Also called relative motion . See relative movement.In astronomy apparent motion usually refers to movement of celestial bodies as observed from the earth. (references) |
Space | The observed motion of a heavenly body across the celestial sphere, assuming the Earth is at the sphere's center and is standing still. (references) |
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Synonyms: Apparent MotionSynonyms: apparent movement (n), motion (n), movement (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Apparent Motion |
| English words defined with "apparent motion": apparent movement ♦ Diurnal aberration, Diurnal acceleration of the fixed stars, Diurnal motion of a heavenly body ♦ motion, movement ♦ Sunwise. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "apparent motion": apparent position ♦ diurnal motion ♦ inertial coordinate system ♦ proper motion ♦ relative coordinate system, relative motion, relative movement, retrograde motion ♦ stroboscopic effect. (references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-i-m-n-n-o-o-p-p-r-t-t" | |
-1 letter: apportionment. | |
-3 letters: appointment, enamoration, protonemata, trepanation. | |
-4 letters: antiproton, inapparent, omnipotent, portamenti, portamento, praenomina, propionate, tramontane. | |
-5 letters: ametropia, annotator, apartment, appertain, apportion, emanation, entropion, important, intermont, mentation, nominator, operation, panettoni, prenomina, prenotion, prominent, pronation, proponent, protamine, protonate, protonema, reappoint, tarnation. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-e-i-m-n-n-o-o-p-p-r-t-t" | |
+2 letters: malapportionment. | |
+3 letters: malapportionments. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 70 70 61 72 65 6E 74      4D 6F 74 69 6F 6E |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110000 01110000 01100001 01110010 01100101 01101110 01110100 00100000 01001101 01101111 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A p p a r e n t   M o t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0070 0070 0061 0072 0065 006E 0074      004D 006F 0074 0069 006F 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35828267847180862478186758180 |
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