side-lookingn.
/ˈsʌɪdˌlʊkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsaɪdˌlʊkɪŋ/ rare.
An act or instance of looking to the side; a sidelong look.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > a look or glance > [noun] > sideways
side-lookinga1500
side looka1586
blench1609
side glance1611
leera1616
skew1622
askewa1641
gloat1645
glega1650
by-glancea1658
squint1673
by-view1753
sklent1818
glee1828
squinny1902
a1500 (?a1400) Sir Torrent of Portyngale (1887) l. 1637 As he caste a side lokyng, He saw a lady in her bed syttyng.
1915 J. D. Gillilan Trail Tales 90 He..mimicked the white folks who had slowly and with many side-lookings so slightly moved their hands upward.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
side-lookingadj.
/ˈsʌɪdlʊkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsaɪdˌlʊkɪŋ/ 1. Giving or characterized by sidelong looks. rare.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [adjective] > looking sideways
leering1546
gloating1602
by-peepinga1616
side-glancinga1794
side-looking1829
1829 J. F. Cooper Wept of Wish-ton-wish I. iii. 37 A demure, side-looking young woman kept her great wheel in motion.
1956 H. Gold Man who was not with It iv. 36 Those others turned me back..to the side-looking cast in Phyl's eyes, her black hair short-cropped with a calculated wildness.
2. Designating radar or sonar in which the beam is transmitted sideways and downwards, typically from an aircraft for the mapping of relief; relating to or employing such a system.
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the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > instrument for detection > [adjective] > scanning horizontally
sideways-looking1832
side-looking1959
side-scanning1960
side scan1961
society > communication > telecommunication > other types of sound telecommunication > [adjective] > of sonar: being or producing a sideways beam
sideways-looking1832
side-looking1959
side scan1961
society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > [adjective] > radar > types of
sideways-looking1832
primary radar1945
shoran1946
passive1954
monopulse1955
back scatter1957
monostatic1957
side-looking1959
side scan1961
lookdown1968
1959 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 23 June 4/2 Somewhere in the sky are Army planes..maintaining electronic surveillance by use of the new SLAR (side looking aerial radar) devices.
1964 Jrnl. Geophysical Res. 69 3824/1 The transducer is mounted to give a side-looking beam that is a few degrees below horizontal.
2000 J. N. Wilford Mapmakers (2002) xvi. 286 The returned images from side-looking radar are like photographs taken in early morning.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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