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sight

 
(sīt) pronunciation
n.
  1. The ability to see.
  2. The act or fact of seeing: hoping for a sight of land; caught sight of a rare bird.
  3. Field of vision.
  4. The foreseeable future; prospect: no solution in sight.
  5. Mental perception or consideration: We lost sight of the purpose of our visit.
  6. Something seen; a view.
  7. Something worth seeing; a spectacle: the sights of London.
  8. Informal. Something unsightly: Your hair is a sight.
    1. A device used to assist aim by guiding the eye, as on a firearm or surveying instrument.
    2. An aim or observation taken with such a device.
  9. An opportunity to observe or inspect.
  10. Upper Southern U.S. A large number or quantity: A sight of people were there.

v., sight·ed, sight·ing, sights.

v.tr.
  1. To perceive with the eyes; get sight of: sighted land after 40 days at sea.
  2. To observe through a sight or an optical instrument: sight a target.
  3. To adjust the sights of (a rifle, for example).
  4. To take aim with (a firearm).
v.intr.
  1. To direct one's gaze; look carefully.
  2. To take aim: sighted along the barrel of the gun.
idioms:

on sight

  1. Immediately upon being seen: threatened to shoot looters on sight.
out of sight Slang.
  1. Remarkable; incredible: The graduation party was out of sight.
sight for sore eyes Informal.
  1. One whom it is a relief or joy to see.
sight unseen
  1. Without seeing the object in question: bought the horse sight unseen.

[Middle English, from Old English sihth, gesiht, something seen.]


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noun

  1. An act of directing the eyes on an object: contemplation, look, regard, view. See see/not see.
  2. The faculty of seeing: eye, eyesight, seeing, vision. Archaic light1. See see/not see.
  3. That which is or can be seen: lookout, outlook, panorama, perspective, prospect, scene, view, vista. See see/not see.
  4. An unsightly object: mess, monstrosity, ugliness. Informal fright, ugly. See beautiful/ugly.
  5. A great deal: abundance, mass, mountain, much, plenty, profusion, wealth, world. Informal barrel, heap, lot, pack, peck2, pile. Regional power. See big/small/amount.


n

Definition: ability to perceive with eyes
Antonyms: blindness

n

Definition: horrifying thing
Antonyms: beauty

v

Definition: see
Antonyms: be blind

n. (usually sights) a device on a gun or optical instrument used for assisting a person's precise aim or observation.

v.

1. (sighting) take aim by looking through the sights of a gun: she sighted down the barrel.

2. take a detailed visual measurement of something with or as with a sight.

3. adjust the sight of (a firearm or optical instrument).

in or within one's sights visible, especially through the sights of one's gun.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: The ability to see.

pronunciation At first sight, he thought the dog looked mean, but it turned out to be friendly.

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i. An optical device for the measurement of drift. See drift indicator.
ii. An aiming device for aiming weapons. It may be a part of a head-up display or a separate unit. It may be fixed, gyro, or electronic. See sight glass (iii).
iii. To make an observation of a heavenly body with a sextant.

1. the act or faculty of vision, involving the eye itself, the visual center in the brain, and the optic nerve and nerve fibers in the brain that connect the two.
2. a thing seen.


n

The special sense that enables the shape, size, position, and color of objects to be perceived; the sense or faculty of vision.

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Sight (device)

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Cadet looks through a machine gun sight

A sight is a device used to assist aligning or aim weapons, surveying instruments, or other items by eye. Sights can be a simple set or system of markers that have to be aligned together as well as aligned with the target (referred to as an iron sights on firearms).[1] They can also be optical devices that allow the user to see the image of an aligned aiming point in the same focus as the target. These include telescopic sights and reflector (or "reflex") sights. There are also sights that project an aiming point onto the target itself, such as laser sights.

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Simple sights

Picture through an aperture (or closed) iron sight on an H&K MP5 submachine gun

At its simplest, a sight is typically composed of two components, front and rear aiming pieces that have to be lined up. Sights such as this can be found on many types of devices including weapons, surveying and measuring instruments, and navigational tools.

On weapons, these sights are usually formed by rugged metal parts, giving these sights the name "iron sights",[2] a term relative to other weapon sights in that they are not optical or computing sights.[3] On many types of weapons they are built-in and may be fixed, adjustable, or marked for elevation, windage, target speed, etc.[4] They also are classified in forms of notch (open sight) or aperture (closed sight). These types of sights can take considerable experience and skill in the user who has to hold a proper eye position and simultaneously focus on the rear sight, the front sight, a target at different distances, and align all three planes of focus.[5]

Optical sights

A view through the 20× power telescopic sight

Optical sights use optics that give the user an image of an aligned aiming point or patern (also called a reticle) superimposed at the same focus as the target.[citation needed]

Telescopic sights

A telescopic sight is an optical telescope equipped with some form of graphic image pattern reticle mounted in an optically appropriate position in the optical system to give an accurate aiming point. Telescopic sights are used on a wide range of devices including guns, Surveying equipment, and even as sights on larger telescopes (called a finderscope).

Reflector sights

Mark III free gun reflector sight mk 9 variant

Another type of optical sight is the reflector (or "reflex") sight, a generally non-magnifying optical device that allows the user to look through a glass element and see a reflection of an illuminated aiming point or some other image superimposed on the field of view.[6] These sights have been around for over 100 years and been used on all types of weapons and devices.

Reflector sights were first used as a weapon sight in German aircraft towards the end of World War I. Over the years they became more sophisticated, adding lead computing gyroscopes and electronics (the World War II Gyro gunsight)[7] radar range finding and other flight information in the 1950s and 60s, eventually becoming the modern head-up display.

Other types of optical sights

List of sights

A circumferentor featuring a pair of slotted sights effectively constituting an alidade

There are many types of sighting devices. They can be fixed, mechanical, optical, computational, or a mixture of all of these attributes.

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Translations:

Sight

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - syn, skue, seværdighed, synsevne
v. tr. - få øje på, tage observationer af, sigte på, rette ind
v. intr. - sigte

idioms:

  • a (far) sight better than    meget, meget bedre end
  • a sight too    for meget
  • at first sight    ved første øjekast, overfladisk set
  • at sight    straks, på stedet, ved sigt
  • be a sight    se forfærdelig ud
  • come into sight    komme til syne, blive synlig
  • have a sight of    få et glimt af
  • in one's sights    efter ens mening
  • in sight    synlig, i sigte, inden for synsvidde
  • know someone by sight    kende af udseende
  • look a sight    se forfærdelig ud
  • lose sight of    tabe af syne
  • lower one's sights    skrue ned for ambitionerne
  • on sight    straks, på stedet
  • out of sight    ude af syne
  • out of sight, out of mind    ude af øje, ude af sind
  • see the sights    se seværdighederne
  • set one's sights on    kaste sine øjne på
  • sight for sore eyes    en fryd for øjet
  • sight translation    ekstemporaloversættelse
  • sight unseen    ubeset
  • take sight    tage sigte
  • the sight of    synet af
  • within sight    synlig, inden for synsvidde

Nederlands (Dutch)
gezicht, het zien, bezienswaardigheid, vizier, aanblik, uitzicht, in het vizier krijgen, waarnemen iemand van gezicht kennen

Français (French)
n. - vue, vision, spectacle, porcherie (un endroit), personne pas présentable
v. tr. - apercevoir, viser, régler (le viseur d'un fusil)
v. intr. - apercevoir

idioms:

  • a far sight better than    (être) infiniment mieux que
  • a sight better than    (être) mieux que
  • a sight too    (être) bien/par trop (malin)
  • at first sight    à première vue
  • at sight    à vue
  • be a sight    avoir l'air d'un épouvantail
  • come into sight    apparaître
  • get a sight of    avoir une vision de
  • get out of my sight!    hors de ma vue (excl)
  • in one's sights    (avoir qn) dans le collimateur
  • in sight    en vue
  • know someone by sight    connaître qn de vue
  • look a sight    avoir une de ces allures/avoir l'air d'un épouvantail
  • lose sight of    perdre de vue
  • lower one's sights    viser moins haut
  • on sight    visible
  • out of sight    hors de vue
  • out of sight, out of mind    loin des yeux loin du c¯ur
  • see the sights    faire du tourisme
  • set one's sights on    viser qch, décider d'obtenir qch
  • sight for sore eyes    (être) un spectacle à réjouir le c¯ur
  • sight unseen    (acheter qch) sans l'avoir examiné
  • the sight of    le spectacle de
  • within sight    à portée de vue, visible

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sehvermögen, Sicht, Sehenswürdigkeit, Visier, Anblick
v. - sichten, mit einem Visier ausstatten, zielen auf

idioms:

  • a far sight better than    viel besser als
  • a sight better than    viel besser als
  • a sight too    sehr viel
  • at first sight    auf den ersten Blick
  • at sight    bei Anblick, aus dem Stegreif
  • be a sight    schmutzig erscheinen
  • come into sight    in Sicht kommen
  • get a sight of    etwas kurz sehen können
  • get out of my sight!    geh mir aus den Augen!, verschwinde! (ugs.)
  • in one's sights    im Visier
  • in sight    in Sichtweite
  • know someone by sight    jmdn. vom Sehen her kennen
  • look a sight    (ugs) schlampig anziehen od. erscheinen, (ugs) vollkommen unmöglich aussehen, (ugs) böse aussehen
  • lose sight of    jdm./etwas aus dem Auge verlieren
  • lower one's sights    zurückstecken
  • on sight    bei Erscheinen
  • out of sight    außer Sicht
  • out of sight, out of mind    aus dem Augen, aus dem Sinn
  • see the sights    sich die Sehenswürdigkeiten ansehen
  • set one's sights on    anpeilen
  • sight for sore eyes    Augenweide
  • sight unseen    unbesehen
  • the sight of    der Anblick von
  • within sight    in Sichtweite

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - όραση, θέα, όψη, θέαμα, άποψη, όραμα, αξιοθέατο, στόχαστρο, οπτικό πεδίο, ματιά, βλέμμα, επιθεώρηση, εξέταση, (καθομ.) μεγάλη ποσότητα ή αριθμός, οικτρό θέαμα, (πληθ.) στόχαστρο ή σκοπευτική διόπτρα, (καθομ.) μάτια
v. - βλέπω, εντοπίζω (οπτικά), διακρίνω, σημαδεύω, σκοπεύω, εφοδιάζω με στόχαστρο, ρυθμίζω στόχαστρο

idioms:

  • a (far) sight better than    κατά πολύ καλύτερος
  • a sight too    πολύ πιο
  • at first sight    με την πρώτη εμφάνιση, με την πρώτη ματιά
  • at sight    πρίμα βίστα, άμα τη εμφανίσει
  • be a sight    είναι θέαμα
  • come into sight    εμφανίζομαι
  • have a sight of    καταφέρνω να δω
  • in one's sights    στο οπτικό μου πεδίο
  • in sight    εν όψει, ορατός
  • know someone by sight    γνωρίζω κάποιον εξ όψεως
  • look a sight    είμαι σκέτο θέαμα
  • lose sight of    χάνω από τα μάτια μου
  • lower one's sights    μετριάζω τις απαιτήσεις/φιλοδοξίες μου
  • on sight    με την πρώτη ματιά
  • out of sight    αθέατος, απόμακρος, (καθομ.) μούρλια
  • out of sight, out of mind    μάτια που δεν βλέπονται γρήγορα λησμονιούνται!
  • see the sights    επισκέπτομαι τα αξιοθέατα
  • set one's sights on    φέρνω στο στόχαστρο, εποφθαλμιώ
  • sight for sore eyes    ευχάριστο ή όμορφο θέαμα, χάρμα οφθαλμών, ευπρόσδεκτος επισκέπτης
  • sight translation    απευθείας μετάφραση
  • sight unseen    χωρίς προηγούμενη εξέταση, στα τυφλά
  • take sight    φέρνω στο στόχαστρο
  • the sight of    η εμφάνιση
  • within sight    ορατός

Italiano (Italian)
vista, spettacolo, mirino

idioms:

  • at first sight    a prima vista
  • at sight    in vista
  • have a sight of    dare un'occhiata a
  • in one's sights    nel mirino di
  • in sight    in vista
  • know someone by sight    conoscere qualcuno di vista
  • lose sight of something    perdere di vista qualche cosa
  • lower one's sights    abbassare le proprie pretese
  • on sight    a vista
  • out of sight    fuori di vista
  • out of sight, out of mind    lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore
  • see the sights    visitare i monumenti
  • set one's sights on    avere delle mire su
  • sight for sore eyes    un piacere a vedersi
  • sight unseen    a prima vista
  • take sight    prender visione
  • the sight of    la vista di
  • within sight    in vista

Português (Portuguese)
n. - visão (f), paisagens (f pl), cena (f), perspicácia (f), pontaria (f), opinião (f), atrações (f) turísticas
v. - avistar

idioms:

  • at first sight    à primeira vista
  • at sight    à vista
  • come into sight    chegar ao alcance dos olhos
  • have a sight of    ter uma visão de
  • in one's sights    na opinião de alguém
  • in sight    visível
  • know someone by sight    conhecer alguém de vista
  • lose sight of something    perder de vista, esquecer
  • lower one's sights    não sonhar muito alto
  • on sight    à vista
  • out of sight    longe dos olhos (m pl), inatingível
  • out of sight, out of mind    incrível
  • see the sights    conhecer pontos turísticos
  • set one's sights on    decidir-se por algo e esforçar-se
  • sight for sore eyes    um deleite (m) para os olhos
  • sight unseen    às escuras
  • take sight    ver algo repentinamente
  • the sight of    a visão (f) de
  • within sight    à vista

Русский (Russian)
зрение, вид, взгляд, точка зрения, предел видимости, прекрасное зрелище, достопримеча- тельности, смехотворное или неприглядное зрелище, уйма, прицельное приспособление, смотровой, оплачиваемый по предъявлению, сделанный без подготовки, увидеть, обнаружить, наблюдать, прицеливаться

idioms:

  • at first sight    на первый взгляд, с первого взгляда
  • at sight    с листа (играть), тотчас же, сразу же, на предъявителя
  • come into sight    появиться, показаться
  • have a sight of    увидеть, заметить, взглянуть
  • in one's sights    на чьих-л. глазах, в чьих-л. глазах, по чьему-л. мнению
  • in sight    в пределах видимости, поблизости, близко, в скором времени
  • know someone by sight    знать кого-л. в лицо
  • lose sight of something    долго не видеть, потерять из виду кого-л., забыть, упустить из виду что-л.
  • lower one's sights    не требовать слишком многого
  • on sight    немедленно при виде кого-л.
  • out of sight    великолепно, прекрасно
  • out of sight, out of mind    с глаз долой, из сердца вон
  • see the sights    осматривать достопримеча- тельности
  • set one's sights on    поставить своей целью, сосредоточиться (на чем-л.)
  • sight for sore eyes    приятное зрелище, желанный гость
  • sight unseen    за глаза, не видя
  • take sight    прицелиться
  • the sight of    зрелище чего-л., вид чего-л.
  • within sight    в пределах видимости, в скором времени

Español (Spanish)
n. - vista, visión, atracción, objeto de interés, mira, alza, espectáculo
v. tr. - ver, mirar, observar, avistar, vislumbrar, alcanzar con la vista, poner mira, apuntar
v. intr. - espectáculo, ver, mirar, observar

idioms:

  • a far sight better than    muchísimo mejor que
  • a sight better than    mejor que
  • a sight too    parece bastante más...
  • at first sight    a primera vista
  • at sight    a la vista
  • be a sight    aparecer de modo desaseado
  • come into sight    asomar, aparecer
  • get a sight of    avistar
  • get out of my sight!    sal de mi vista!
  • in one's sights    en las miras personales
  • in sight    al alcance de la vista
  • know someone by sight    conocer a alguien de vista
  • look a sight    parecer horroroso
  • lose sight of    no considerar o recordar algo, perder de vista una cosa
  • lower one's sights    volverse menos ambicioso
  • on sight    a primera vista, nada más verlo
  • out of sight    fuera de la vista, no poder verse
  • out of sight, out of mind    ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente
  • see the sights    visitar, hacer un recorrido turístico
  • set one's sights on    echar el ojo a
  • sight for sore eyes    da gusto verlo, un alivio
  • sight unseen    sin examinar, sin ver
  • the sight of    la vista de, el espectáculo de
  • within sight    al alcance de la vista, que se puede ver

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - syn, synförmåga, åsyn, anblick, synhåll, sikte, siktinrättning
v. - sikta, få i sikte, få syn på, observera

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
景观, 眼界, 视力, 看见, 瞄准, 观看

idioms:

  • a (far) sight better than    比某事情好很多
  • a sight too    太贵, 太多
  • at first sight    乍一看
  • at sight    一见
  • be a sight    真不像样, 模样真怪
  • come into sight    进入视线
  • have a sight of    看到
  • in one's sights    在某人的视线中
  • in sight    被看到
  • know someone by sight    跟某人面熟
  • look a sight    真不像样, 模样真怪
  • lose sight of    不再看见, 忘记, 忽略
  • lower one's sights    往下看
  • on sight    首次见面, 一见就...
  • out of sight    在看不见的地方
  • out of sight, out of mind    眼不见心不想
  • see the sights    观光
  • set one's sights on    力求, 立志...
  • sight for sore eyes    极受欢迎的人或物, 乐于看到的人
  • sight translation    即席翻译, 见文即译
  • sight unseen    事前未看现货, 在未见过的情况下
  • take sight    观测, 瞄准
  • the sight of    看见...
  • within sight    在...视线之内, 可望而不可及

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 景觀, 眼界, 視力
v. tr. - 看見, 瞄準
v. intr. - 瞄準, 觀看

idioms:

  • a (far) sight better than    比某事情好很多
  • a sight too    太貴, 太多
  • at first sight    乍一看
  • at sight    一見
  • be a sight    真不像樣, 模樣真怪
  • come into sight    進入視線
  • have a sight of    看到
  • in one's sights    在某人的視線中
  • in sight    被看到
  • know someone by sight    跟某人面熟
  • look a sight    真不像樣, 模樣真怪
  • lose sight of    不再看見, 忘記, 忽略
  • lower one's sights    往下看
  • on sight    首次見面, 一見就...
  • out of sight    在看不見的地方
  • out of sight, out of mind    眼不見心不想
  • see the sights    觀光
  • set one's sights on    力求, 立志...
  • sight for sore eyes    極受歡迎的人或物, 樂於看到的人
  • sight translation    即席翻譯, 見文即譯
  • sight unseen    事前未看現貨, 在未見過的情況下
  • take sight    觀測, 瞄準
  • the sight of    看見...
  • within sight    在...視線之內, 可望而不可及

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 일람, 조망, (총의) 겨냥
v. tr. - ~을 발견하다, 관측하다, 조준하다
v. intr. - 겨냥하다, 어떤 방향을 잘 보다, 조준하다

idioms:

  • a (far) sight better than    훨씬 좋은
  • a sight too    보기에 조금 ~한
  • at first sight    첫 눈에, 언뜻 본 바로는
  • at sight    보자마자, 제시하자마자, 일람 출급의
  • be a sight    이상한 꼴, 구경거리
  • come into sight    시야, 눈에 보이는 범위
  • have a sight of    ~을 보다, 발견하다
  • in one's sights    자기 견해에 따라, 자기 눈으로 보아
  • in sight    보여, 보이는 거리에, 가까워져
  • take sight    겨냥하다
  • the sight of    ~을 보고

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 視力, 見ること, 光景, 視界, 見もの, 名所, 照準, ずっと
v. - 見付ける, 観測する, 照準を合わせる

idioms:

  • at sight    見てすぐに, 初見で
  • come into sight    見えてくる
  • have a sight of    見える
  • in one's sights    人の面前で
  • in sight    見える範囲に, すぐそこに, 見えて
  • on sight    見てすぐ
  • out of sight    見えない範囲に, 法外に, すばらしい
  • set one's sights on    照準を合わせる
  • sight for sore eyes    見るもうれしいもの
  • sight unseen    現物を見ないで
  • take sight    視力を測る, 見かける
  • the sight of    見ること
  • within sight    見える所に, 近くに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مشهد, شيء غريب أو مثير للسخريه (فعل) يرى أو يشاهد, يسدد أو يصوب يعرفه للوهله ألأولى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ראייה, מחזה, נוף, טווח-ראייה, נקודת-ראות, כיוון, כוונת, מראה מגוחך, אתר-תיירות, מקום סיור, מבט, חוות-דעת‬
v. tr. - ‮ראה, צפה‬
v. intr. - ‮כוונן, התקין כוונת‬


 
 

 

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