Comet-finder
(n.) Alt. of Comet- seeker |
Direction
(n.) The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering |
Direction
(n.) That which is imposed by directing |
Direction
(n.) The name and residence of a person to whom any thing is sent, written upon the thing sent |
Direction
(n.) The line or course upon which anything is moving or aimed to move, or in which anything is lying or pointing |
Direction
(n.) The body of managers of a corporation or enterprise |
Direction
(n.) The pointing of a piece with reference to an imaginary vertical axis |
Fault-finder
(n.) One who makes a practice of discovering others' faults and censuring them |
Finder
(n.) One who, or that which, finds |
Radio-
() A combining form indicating connection with, or relation to, a radius or ray |
Radio-flagellata
(n. pl.) A group of Protozoa having both flagella and pseudopodia. |
Range
(n.) To set in a row, or in rows |
Range
(n.) To place (as a single individual) among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army |
Range
(n.) To separate into parts |
Range
(n.) To dispose in a classified or in systematic order |
Range
(n.) To rove over or through |
Range
(n.) To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near |
Range
(n.) To be native to, or to live in |
Range
(v. i.) To rove at large |
Range
(v. i.) To have range |
Range
(v. i.) To be placed in order |
Range
(v. i.) To have a certain direction |
Range
(v. i.) To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region |
Range
(v.) A series of things in a line |
Range
(v.) An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree |
Range
(v.) The step of a ladder |
Range
(v.) A kitchen grate. |
Range
(v.) An extended cooking apparatus of cast iron, set in brickwork, and affording conveniences for various ways of cooking |
Range
(v.) A bolting sieve to sift meal. |
Range
(v.) A wandering or roving |
Range
(v.) That which may be ranged over |
Range
(v.) Extent or space taken in by anything excursive |
Range
(v.) The region within which a plant or animal naturally lives. |
Range
(v.) The horizontal distance to which a shot or other projectile is carried. |
Range
(v.) Sometimes, less properly, the trajectory of a shot or projectile. |
Range
(v.) A place where shooting, as with cannons or rifles, is practiced. |
Range
(v.) In the public land system of the United States, a row or line of townships lying between two successive meridian lines six miles apart. |
Range
(v.) See Range of cable, below. |
Visual
(a.) Of or pertaining to sight |
Visual
(a.) That can be seen |
change of direction
reorientation | the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented |
steering
guidance
direction | the act of setting and holding a course, a new council was installed under the direction of the king |
management
direction | the act of managing something, he was given overall management of the program, is the direction of the economy a function of government? |
| radio observation | an observation made with a radio telescope |
| range animal | any animal that lives and grazes in the grassy open land of western North America (especially horses, cattle, sheep) |
| clock radio | a radio that includes a clock that can be set to turn it on automatically |
| depth finder | navigational instrument used to measure the depth of a body of water (as by ultrasound or radar) |
| direction finder | radio, determines the direction of incoming radio waves |
divining rod
dowser
dowsing rod
waterfinder
water finder | forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil |
| electric range | a kitchen range in which the heat for cooking is provided by electric power |
finder
viewfinder
view finder | optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest |
firing range
target range | a practice range for target practice |
gas range
gas stove
gas cooker | a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas |
golf range
driving range | a practice range for practicing golf shots |
omnirange
omnidirectional range
omnidirectional radio range | a navigational system consisting of a network of radio beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact position and bearing |
| practice range | a place for practicing golf shots |
| push-button radio | a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons |
radar
microwave radar
radio detection and ranging
radiolocation | measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects |
radio
wireless | a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves |
radio antenna
radio aerial | omnidirectional antenna comprising the part of a radio receiver by means of which radio signals are received |
radio beacon
beacon | a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes |
| radio chassis | a chassis for a radio receiver |
| radio compass | a direction finder that gives a bearing by determining the direction of incoming radio signals |
| radio interferometer | radio telescope that uses interference patterns from two antennas instead of a parabolic antenna |
radio link
link | a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave), part of a more extensive telecommunication network |
radio-phonograph
radio-gramophone | electronic equipment consisting of a combination of a radio receiver and a record player |
radio receiver
receiving set
radio set
radio tuner
wireless | an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals |
| radio station | station for the production and transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts |
radio telescope
radio reflector | astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extraterrestrial sources |
| radio transmitter | transmitter that is the part of a radio system that transmits signals |
| range | a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds, the army maintains a missile range in the desert, any good golf club will have a range where you can practice |
rangefinder
range finder | a measuring instrument (acoustic or optical or electronic) for finding the distance of an object |
| range hood | exhaust hood over a kitchen range |
range pole
ranging pole
flagpole | surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide, used for sightings by surveyors |
| rifle range | a range where people can practice shooting rifles, during the war they turned the bowling alleys into rifle ranges |
| rocket range | a firing range for rocket missiles |
shooting gallery
shooting range | an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practice |
sonic depth finder
fathometer | depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves |
stove kitchen stove
range kitchen range
cooking stove | a kitchen appliance used for cooking food, dinner was already on the stove |
| stud finder | a small permanent magnet in a metal container, when the magnet clicks against the container it indicates that the magnet is directly over an iron nail that holds the wallboard to a stud |
| test range | a range for conducting tests |
visual display unit
VDU | (British) British term for video display |
appearance
visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing |
| visual property | an attribute of vision |
| radio brightness | the strength of a radio wave picked up by a radio telescope |
| visual range | distance at which a given standard object can be seen with the unaided eye |
| radio frequency | an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared |
scope
range
reach
orbit
compass
ambit | an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: the range of a supersonic jet, a piano has a greater range than the human voice, the ambit of municipal legislation, within the compass of this article, within the scope of an investigation, outside the reach of the law, in the political orbit of a world power |
approximate range
ballpark | near to the scope or range of something, his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark |
| visual system | the sensory system for vision |