target /tärˈgit/ noun- A round or shield-like mark to shoot at for practice or competition
- An object aimed at (also figurative)
- A butt or focus (eg of unkind remarks or actions)
- A result to be aimed at
- A shooting score
- A neck and breast of lamb
- A small buckler or round shield (historical)
- A surface on which electrons impinge at high velocity, such as the fluorescent screen of a cathode-ray tube
- A plate in a television camera tube on which external scenes are focused and scanned by an electron beam
- A reflecting object which returns radiated pulse energy to the receiver of a radar system (radar)
- A sight on a levelling staff
- An American railway signal
adjective Chosen as a target, aimed at transitive verb- To aim
- To aim at
- To make, or identify as, a focus, target or victim
ORIGIN: OFr targuete; cf targe1 tarˈgetable adjective Able to be aimed, or aimed at tarˈgeted adjective - Selected as a target, aimed at
- Provided with a shield (historical)
targeteerˈ noun (historical) A person armed with a shield, a peltast target acquisition see under acquire target area noun An area containing a target, or which is a target, eg of missiles target cell noun - An antigen-bearing cell which is the target of attack by lymphocytes or a specific antibody (immunology)
- (in haematology) an abnormally shaped red blood cell with a central stained area seen in blood films
target language noun - The language into which a text is to be translated
- The foreign language being learned by a student
target man noun (football) A tall forward player to whom high passes can be made target practice noun Repeated shooting at a target to improve one's aim on target - On the correct course for a target
- On schedule
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