motion parallax

noun

The illusion of higher speed travel of a foreground object moving, when it is closer to the observer/camera, than when it is further away.

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Meanings

nounmotion parallax (uncountable)
  1. uncountableartsThe illusion of higher speed travel of a foreground object moving, when it is closer to the observer/camera, than when it is further away.
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