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boresighting

boresighting noun: the alignment of a microwave or radar antenna using purely optical means. Also the present participle and gerund of boresight.

Noun

boresighting (uncountable)

  1. The alignment of a microwave or radar antenna using purely optical means.
  2. The alignment of the bore of a gun and its gunsight in parallel.

Also used as

boresighting is also the present participle and gerund of boresight.

Origin of boresighting

From bore + sighting.

Questions about boresighting

What does boresighting mean?
Boresighting means the alignment of a microwave or radar antenna using purely optical means.
What part of speech is boresighting?
Boresighting is a noun.

Words near boresighting in the dictionary

  1. borescopes
  2. borescoping
  3. Boreses
  4. boresight
  5. boresighted
  6. boresighting
  7. boresights
  8. boresome
  9. boresomely
  10. boresomeness
  11. borest

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