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Line of sight

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line of sight

–noun
1. Also called line of sighting. an imaginary straight line running through the aligned sights of a firearm, surveying equipment, etc.
2. Astronomy. an imaginary line from an observer to a celestial body, coincident with the path traveled by light rays receivedfrom the body.
3. 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.
4. Ophthalmology. line of vision.
5. sightline.

Origin:
1550–60
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line of sight  
n.   pl. lines of sight
  1. An imaginary line from the eye to a perceived object.

  2. An unobstructed path between sending and receiving antennas.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: line of sight
Function: noun
1 : a line from an observer's eye to a distant point
2 : LINE OF VISION
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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