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n.
- The ability to see.
- The act or fact of seeing: hoping for a sight of land; caught sight of a rare bird.
- Field of vision.
- The foreseeable future; prospect: no solution in sight.
- Mental perception or consideration: We lost sight of the purpose of our visit.
- Something seen; a view.
- Something worth seeing; a spectacle: the sights of London.
- Informal. Something unsightly: Your hair is a sight.
- A device used to assist aim by guiding the eye, as on a firearm or surveying instrument.
- An aim or observation taken with such a device.
- An opportunity to observe or inspect.
- Upper Southern U.S. A large number or quantity: A sight of people were there.
v., sight·ed, sight·ing, sights. v.tr.
- To perceive with the eyes; get sight of: sighted land after 40 days at sea.
- To observe through a sight or an optical instrument: sight a target.
- To adjust the sights of (a rifle, for example).
- To take aim with (a firearm).
- To direct one's gaze; look carefully.
- To take aim: sighted along the barrel of the gun.
on sight
- Immediately upon being seen: threatened to shoot looters on sight.
- Remarkable; incredible: The graduation party was out of sight.
- One whom it is a relief or joy to see.
- 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
- An act of directing the eyes on an object: contemplation, look, regard, view. See see/not see.
- The faculty of seeing: eye, eyesight, seeing, vision. Archaic light1. See see/not see.
- That which is or can be seen: lookout, outlook, panorama, perspective, prospect, scene, view, vista. See see/not see.
- An unsightly object: mess, monstrosity, ugliness. Informal fright, ugly. See beautiful/ugly.
- A great deal: abundance, mass, mountain, much, plenty, profusion, wealth, world. Informal barrel, heap, lot, pack, peck2, pile. Regional power. See big/small/amount.
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Idioms beginning with sight:
sight for sore eyes, a
See also at first blush (sight); at sight; can't stand the sight of; catch sight of; heave into sight; in sight; know by sight; lose sight of; love at first sight; lower one's sights; on sight; out of sight; raise one's sights; second sight; see the sights; set one's sights on; twenty-twenty hindsight.
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sight
n
Definition: ability to perceive with eyes
Antonyms: blindness
n
Definition: horrifying thing
Antonyms: beauty
v
Definition: see
Antonyms: be blind
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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.
See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.
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IN BRIEF: The ability to see.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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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- Firearm Parts, Accessories, and Processes - sight: mechanical or optical device used to guide aim of firearm; (vb) visually direct or aim firearm
- Verbs of Sight - sight: look carefully in one direction; catch sight of; aim at
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Sight (device)
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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
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
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
Main article: Telescopic sight
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
Main article: Reflector sight
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
There are many types of sighting devices. They can be fixed, mechanical, optical, computational, or a mixture of all of these attributes.
- Bombsight
- Collimator sight
- Diopter sight
- Globe sight
- Head-up display
- Holographic weapon sight
- Iron sight
- Laser sight
- Reflector sight
- Thermal Weapon Sight
See also
Notes
- ^ Gunsmithing: pistols & revolvers, By Patrick Sweeney, page 185
- ^ Richard Bowyer, Dictionary of military terms, page 178
- ^ merriam-webster.com - iron sight - a metallic sight for a gun as distinguished from a sight depending on an optical or computing system
- ^ Gunsmithing: pistols & revolvers, By Patrick Sweeney, page 185
- ^ Dan Shideler, Gun Digest 2011, page 148
- ^ Elementary optics and application to fire control instruments By United States. Dept. of the Army, page 8-27, 8-28
- ^ View from the line
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Sight
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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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Aviation
An Illustrated Dictionary of Aviation.. Copyright © 2005 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Saunders Veterinary Dictionary
Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.
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Mosby's Dental Dictionary. Copyright © 2004 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Random House Word Menu
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Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary
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