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Alternative form of line-of-sight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Topics: video-games
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A straight line along which an observer has a clear view.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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The line which passes through the front and rear sight, at any elevation, when they are sighted at an object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: line of vision
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Broader terms: line
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Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
視線 /视线
(shìxiàn)
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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Danish:
sigtelinje
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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Dutch:
zichtlijn
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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Finnish:
näkölinja
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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French:
ligne de mire
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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German:
Sichtlinie
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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German:
Sichtverbindung
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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German:
Sichtweite
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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German:
Blickweite
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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Italian:
linea di mira
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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Japanese:
視線
(shisen)
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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Japanese:
目線
(mesen)
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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Polish:
linia wzroku
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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Portuguese:
campo de visão
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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Romanian:
linie de vedere
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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Romanian:
câmp de vedere
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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Romanian:
linie vizuală
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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Russian:
луч обзо́ра
(luč obzóra)
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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Russian:
ли́ния обзо́ра
(línija obzóra)
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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Russian:
ли́ния визи́рования
(línija vizírovanija)
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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Swedish:
siktlinje
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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Swedish:
syftningslinje
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
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Swedish:
syftlinje
— a straight line along which an observer has a clear view
