| 单词 | rearsight |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrearsight rearsight n. (a) the rearmost of the two sights on a gun; = backsight n. 2 (cf. foresight n. 5); (b) the back part of a camera viewfinder. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > camera > parts and accessories of camera > [noun] > view-finder rearsight1831 finder1862 viewfinder1883 sports finder1938 1831 T. P. Thompson in Westm. Rev. Jan. 13 To aim at an object close at hand, the top of the front sight has only to be brought into one with the bottom of the rear sight. 1941 J. W. Bagley Aerophotogr. & Aerosurv. ii. 19 To equip the camera for oblique photography a rear sight consisting of a bead is mounted on a face of the magazine, and a front sight consisting of a negative lens is attached to the cone. 1971 Amateur Photogr. 13 Jan. 50/3 The rearsight is quite large, has a permanently attached rubber eye-cup and is adjustable between +1 to −4 dioptres to suit individual eyesight. 2005 Halifax (Nova Scotia) Daily News (Nexis) 13 Feb. (You section) 4 When the .22 Smith & Wesson is ready to fire, I try to look through the foresight and rearsight and take aim. < as lemmas |
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