Advertisement
Advertisement
View synonyms for line of sight
line of sight
[ lahyn uhv sahyt ]
noun
- Also called line of sighting. an imaginary straight line running through the aligned sights of a firearm, surveying equipment, etc.
- Astronomy. an imaginary line from an observer to a celestial body, coincident with the path traveled by light rays receivedfrom the body.
- Radio. a straight line connecting two points sufficiently high and near one another so that the line is entirely above the surface of the earth.
- Ophthalmology. line of vision.
line of sight
noun
- the straight line along which an observer looks or a beam of radiation travels
- ophthalmol another term for line of vision
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of line of sight1
First recorded in 1550–60
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse