aimingn.

Brit.

/ˈeɪmɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈeɪmɪŋ/

Forms: see aim v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aim v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < aim v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of aim v. (in various senses).Earliest in attributive use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [noun] > giving direction towards a mark > aim or aiming

aima1450

aiming1574

levelling1580

vizy1720

collineation1755

1574 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. St. Paule to Galathians xx. f. 152^v Let vs tende to our Lorde Iesus Christ, and let him be our aming marke, and our shoote anker.

c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme cvi. 6 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 166 O blessed they whose well aduised sight Of all their life the leuell straight doe bend, With endlesse ayming at the mark of right.

1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 3 Both the foolish contriving, and ridiculous aiming of these his slanderous bolts.

1692 R. South 12 Serm. I. 630 This is always done with Forecast, and Design; with a steady Aiming, and a long projecting Malice.

1812 W. B. Daniel Rural Sports (new ed.) III. 489 Quickness of sight and steady Aiming will never constitute a Marksman, unless the motion of the Gun corresponds with them.

1842 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. (ed. 2) V. iii. 50 Aim at things, and your words will be right without aiming.

1901 C. W. Piper First Bk. of Lens ix. 140 Grubb's method requires careful aiming of the camera and accurate draughtsmanship.

1950 Baseball Digest Sept. 6 The players had a habit of spraying their chewing tobacco on our clean pants. Either it was malice aforethought or just poor aiming.

2001 PC Gamer Oct. 43/3 A first-person view is also available for..more accurate aiming of weapons such as the catapult.

2. With off. Cf. to aim off at aim v. 5e.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [noun] > giving direction towards a mark > aim or aiming > aiming amiss

mischarging1548

aiming1912

1912 Times 5 Feb. 4/6 To demonstrate the results of inaccuracy in aiming, aiming off, setting of wind-gauge, [etc.].

1915 H. Ommundsen & E. H. Robinson Rifles & Ammunition ii. viii. 270 For running shots, where ‘aiming off’ is necessary, this system of trajectory shooting is equally applicable, there being no great difficulty in aiming ahead of an animal and in line with the breast line.

2009 C. M. Smith & J. F. Haslett Wilderness Survival for Dummies ix. 145 Deliberate offset, sometimes called aiming off, is a navigation trick in which you intentionally miss a small landmark to hit a large one.

Compounds

C1. General attributive, as aiming device, aiming mark, etc.

ΚΠ

1574Aming marke [see sense 1].

1600 N. Breton Pasquils Passe 28 When that the Lion doth begin to roare,..My Muse doth find in her best aiming marke.

1815 Rules & Reg. Field Exerc. & Manoeuvres Infantry (U.S. War Dept.) iii. 111 After firing, the aiming position must be dwelt on, till the word, load, is given.

1884 Army Gen. Orders 2 The employment of Morris's Aiming Tubes in Government rifles.

1911 Los Angeles Times 11 Feb. iii. 3/4 The pump-gunner who..hopes by filling the adjacent air with lead to atone for his aiming sins.

1945 Browning Machine Guns, Caliber 30 (War Dept. Field Man.) July 131 Align any suitable aiming mark at 1000 inches on the line of aim at the center.

1994 B. L. Dastrup Field Artillery i. 7 He invented the gunner's quadrant, an aiming device.

2000 B. S. Lambeth Transformation Amer. Air Power iv. 143 Winds aloft were often 100 knots or more, making for additional aiming errors.

C2.

aiming point n. a point to be aimed at (in various senses); a target, an objective (in Gunnery sometimes used in a specific technical sense: see quot. 1918).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object

willeOE

errand?c1225

purposec1300

endc1305

emprisec1330

intentc1340

use1340

conclusionc1374

studya1382

pointc1385

causec1386

gamea1393

term?c1400

businessc1405

finec1405

intentionc1410

object?a1425

obtent?a1475

drift1526

intend1526

respect1528

flight1530

finality?1541

stop1551

scope1559

butt?1571

bent1579

aiming point1587

pursuitc1592

aim1595

devotion1597

meaning1605

maina1610

attempt1610

design1615

purport1616

terminusa1617

intendment1635

pretence1649

ettle1790

big (also great) idea1846

objective1878

objective1882

the name of the game1910

the object of the exercise1958

thrust1968

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > aiming > an aim > specific

aiming point1878

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xviii. 323 The true welfare of man consisteth in his true ende or..amingpoynt.

1658 J. Spencer Καινα και Παλαια 653 God..hath allotted unto Man the Worship and Service of himself, as the main object and ayming point.

1809 S. Mackay tr. J.-J. Regnault-Warin Magdalen Church-yard I. 293 I ceased to be surprised when I considered..the condition and character of the orators..and the final aiming point of the revolutionary disorders.

1878 Jrnl. Royal United Service Inst. 22 897 The centre of the ‘aiming point’..is 40½ inches from the bottom of the target.

1910 Encycl. Brit. II. 692/1 In war, the target, even if visible, is often indistinct, and in this case..an ‘aiming point’..a conspicuous point quite apart and distinct from the target, has to be employed.

1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 12 Aiming Point, in gunnery, a stationary object..upon which the panoramic sight is directed after the proper deflection is set off.

2000 T. Clancy Bear & Dragon xlviii. 742 An all-too-visible representation of their new white-blue-red flag, which, they all thought, was far too good an aiming point.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

aimingadj.

Brit.

/ˈeɪmɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈeɪmɪŋ/

Forms: see aim v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aim v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < aim v. + -ing suffix².

That aims (something), in various senses.

ΚΠ

1581 J. Studley tr. Seneca Hippolytus ii, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca 10 Trag. f. 195 To bend his ayming bowe.

1641 T. Beedome Poems sig. H7 My age is but a span or two,..A white, shot at by many an ayming dart.

1724 A. Ramsay Health 63 See from his steady Hand, and aiming Eye, How straight in equal Lengths the Arrows fly.

1773 J. Campbell Treat. Mod. Faulconry 65 The wary crows,..descrying the aiming archer at a distance, rise up on hovering wing.

1821 G. H. C. Egestorff tr. F. G. Klopstock Messiah IV. xvi. 541 He plac'd The dagger, drew it slowly retrograde, and felled with a high-uplifted aiming arm The direful blow.

1872 F. E. Bunnett tr. A. Woltmann Holbein & his Time v. 98 The face of the aiming figure is half concealed by his hand and bow.

1977 Las Cruces (New Mexico) Sun-News 27 Mar. c5/1 Assume a slightly closed or rightward aiming shoulder alignment in order to better get the swing motion needed.

2006 Guardian (Nexis) 24 June 17 He throws his left arm down the pitch..he maximises his pace while this ‘aiming’ arm makes his direction a given.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aiming
释义	aimingn. Brit. /ˈeɪmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈeɪmɪŋ/ Forms: see aim v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aim v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < aim v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of aim v. (in various senses).Earliest in attributive use. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [noun] > giving direction towards a mark > aim or aiming aima1450 aiming1574 levelling1580 vizy1720 collineation1755 1574 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. St. Paule to Galathians xx. f. 152^v Let vs tende to our Lorde Iesus Christ, and let him be our aming marke, and our shoote anker. c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme cvi. 6 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 166 O blessed they whose well aduised sight Of all their life the leuell straight doe bend, With endlesse ayming at the mark of right. 1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 3 Both the foolish contriving, and ridiculous aiming of these his slanderous bolts. 1692 R. South 12 Serm. I. 630 This is always done with Forecast, and Design; with a steady Aiming, and a long projecting Malice. 1812 W. B. Daniel Rural Sports (new ed.) III. 489 Quickness of sight and steady Aiming will never constitute a Marksman, unless the motion of the Gun corresponds with them. 1842 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. (ed. 2) V. iii. 50 Aim at things, and your words will be right without aiming. 1901 C. W. Piper First Bk. of Lens ix. 140 Grubb's method requires careful aiming of the camera and accurate draughtsmanship. 1950 Baseball Digest Sept. 6 The players had a habit of spraying their chewing tobacco on our clean pants. Either it was malice aforethought or just poor aiming. 2001 PC Gamer Oct. 43/3 A first-person view is also available for..more accurate aiming of weapons such as the catapult. 2. With off. Cf. to aim off at aim v. 5e. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [noun] > giving direction towards a mark > aim or aiming > aiming amiss mischarging1548 aiming1912 1912 Times 5 Feb. 4/6 To demonstrate the results of inaccuracy in aiming, aiming off, setting of wind-gauge, [etc.]. 1915 H. Ommundsen & E. H. Robinson Rifles & Ammunition ii. viii. 270 For running shots, where ‘aiming off’ is necessary, this system of trajectory shooting is equally applicable, there being no great difficulty in aiming ahead of an animal and in line with the breast line. 2009 C. M. Smith & J. F. Haslett Wilderness Survival for Dummies ix. 145 Deliberate offset, sometimes called aiming off, is a navigation trick in which you intentionally miss a small landmark to hit a large one. Compounds C1. General attributive, as aiming device, aiming mark, etc. ΚΠ 1574Aming marke [see sense 1]. 1600 N. Breton Pasquils Passe 28 When that the Lion doth begin to roare,..My Muse doth find in her best aiming marke. 1815 Rules & Reg. Field Exerc. & Manoeuvres Infantry (U.S. War Dept.) iii. 111 After firing, the aiming position must be dwelt on, till the word, load, is given. 1884 Army Gen. Orders 2 The employment of Morris's Aiming Tubes in Government rifles. 1911 Los Angeles Times 11 Feb. iii. 3/4 The pump-gunner who..hopes by filling the adjacent air with lead to atone for his aiming sins. 1945 Browning Machine Guns, Caliber 30 (War Dept. Field Man.) July 131 Align any suitable aiming mark at 1000 inches on the line of aim at the center. 1994 B. L. Dastrup Field Artillery i. 7 He invented the gunner's quadrant, an aiming device. 2000 B. S. Lambeth Transformation Amer. Air Power iv. 143 Winds aloft were often 100 knots or more, making for additional aiming errors. C2. aiming point n. a point to be aimed at (in various senses); a target, an objective (in Gunnery sometimes used in a specific technical sense: see quot. 1918). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object willeOE errand?c1225 purposec1300 endc1305 emprisec1330 intentc1340 use1340 conclusionc1374 studya1382 pointc1385 causec1386 gamea1393 term?c1400 businessc1405 finec1405 intentionc1410 object?a1425 obtent?a1475 drift1526 intend1526 respect1528 flight1530 finality?1541 stop1551 scope1559 butt?1571 bent1579 aiming point1587 pursuitc1592 aim1595 devotion1597 meaning1605 maina1610 attempt1610 design1615 purport1616 terminusa1617 intendment1635 pretence1649 ettle1790 big (also great) idea1846 objective1878 objective1882 the name of the game1910 the object of the exercise1958 thrust1968 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > aiming > an aim > specific aiming point1878 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xviii. 323 The true welfare of man consisteth in his true ende or..amingpoynt. 1658 J. Spencer Καινα και Παλαια 653 God..hath allotted unto Man the Worship and Service of himself, as the main object and ayming point. 1809 S. Mackay tr. J.-J. Regnault-Warin Magdalen Church-yard I. 293 I ceased to be surprised when I considered..the condition and character of the orators..and the final aiming point of the revolutionary disorders. 1878 Jrnl. Royal United Service Inst. 22 897 The centre of the ‘aiming point’..is 40½ inches from the bottom of the target. 1910 Encycl. Brit. II. 692/1 In war, the target, even if visible, is often indistinct, and in this case..an ‘aiming point’..a conspicuous point quite apart and distinct from the target, has to be employed. 1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 12 Aiming Point, in gunnery, a stationary object..upon which the panoramic sight is directed after the proper deflection is set off. 2000 T. Clancy Bear & Dragon xlviii. 742 An all-too-visible representation of their new white-blue-red flag, which, they all thought, was far too good an aiming point. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). aimingadj. Brit. /ˈeɪmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈeɪmɪŋ/ Forms: see aim v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aim v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < aim v. + -ing suffix². That aims (something), in various senses. ΚΠ 1581 J. Studley tr. Seneca Hippolytus ii, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca 10 Trag. f. 195 To bend his ayming bowe. 1641 T. Beedome Poems sig. H7 My age is but a span or two,..A white, shot at by many an ayming dart. 1724 A. Ramsay Health 63 See from his steady Hand, and aiming Eye, How straight in equal Lengths the Arrows fly. 1773 J. Campbell Treat. Mod. Faulconry 65 The wary crows,..descrying the aiming archer at a distance, rise up on hovering wing. 1821 G. H. C. Egestorff tr. F. G. Klopstock Messiah IV. xvi. 541 He plac'd The dagger, drew it slowly retrograde, and felled with a high-uplifted aiming arm The direful blow. 1872 F. E. Bunnett tr. A. Woltmann Holbein & his Time v. 98 The face of the aiming figure is half concealed by his hand and bow. 1977 Las Cruces (New Mexico) Sun-News 27 Mar. c5/1 Assume a slightly closed or rightward aiming shoulder alignment in order to better get the swing motion needed. 2006 Guardian (Nexis) 24 June 17 He throws his left arm down the pitch..he maximises his pace while this ‘aiming’ arm makes his direction a given. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1574adj.1581
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