sight

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/saɪt/]

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Senses

1. sight (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The sense or faculty by which objects are perceived through the agency of light; the sense by which we see.

Example: Sight is a precious gift.

2. sight (noun) — sense 2

Definition: An act, instance, opportunity or possibility of seeing; the perception of objects by the eye; view (see also idiomatic expressions such as in sight, out of sight, catch sight of, etc.)

Example: The sight of him in his new uniform made us all proud.

3. sight (noun) — sense 3

Definition: Something seen.

Example: The sight in front of me seemed somehow familiar.

4. sight (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.

Example: to sight land from a ship

5. sight (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.: To observe through, or as if through, a sight, to check the elevation, direction, levelness, or other characteristics of, especially when surveying or navigating.

Example: Next a point of known elevation, preferably one of the triangulation stations, is sighted; the vertical angle is read and the horizontal distance is scaled from the point of the setup on the map to the point sighted.

6. sight (verb) — sense 6

Definition: To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of.

Example: to sight a rifle or a cannon

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