either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration
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cross hair::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cross wire |
| Type of | line |
he had the target in his cross hairs.
Examples of cross hair
cross hair
The docking port on the space station can be seen to the lower right of the cross hair.
From the bostonherald.com
Move your mouse over the white circle until a cross-hair appears.
From the guardian.co.uk
The only identifying marking is the word Bullitt in the cross-hair design on the faux filler cap in back.
From the latimes.com
Charger DNA is evident in the cross-hair grille, quad headlamps, muscular rear shoulders and distinctive tail lights.
From the washingtontimes.com
The highway system has a cross-hair and loop freeway structure similar to that of Texas cities like Houston and Dallas.
From the en.wikipedia.org
How can you not be brought up short when a congresswoman is shot after she's been targeted on a campaign map with a cross-hair?
From the npr.org
The digital sight uses a high-resolution digital camera to zoom in on a test target and superimposes a cross-hair in the centre of the image.
From the newscientist.com
Researchers in astronomy in the 19th century were mapping distances between stars by denoting the exact time of a star's passing of a cross-hair on a telescope.
From the en.wikipedia.org
An image processor then compares the aim in the original picture with an image of the where the target was hit and electronically moves the cross-hair to compensate for any discrepancy.
From the newscientist.com
