Definitions for crosshairs
crossha·irs

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1. crosshairsnoun

   a center of interest

   "the war on terrorism has put Saddam Hussein in the crosshairs"

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1. crosshairsnoun

   A set of two perpendicular lines in the sight of a firearm, used to align the gun with the target.

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1. crosshairs

   A reticle, or reticule also known as a graticule, is a pattern of fine lines or markings built into the eyepiece of an optical device such as a telescopic sight, spotting scope, theodolite, optical microscope or the screen of an oscilloscope, to provide measurement references during visual inspections. Today, engraved lines or embedded fibers may be replaced by a digital image superimposed on a screen or eyepiece. Both terms may be used to describe any set of patterns used for aiding visual measurements and calibrations, but in modern use reticle is most commonly used for weapon sights, while graticule is more widely used for non-weapon measuring instruments such as oscilloscope display, astronomic telescopes, microscopes and slides, surveying instruments and other similar devices. There are many variations of reticle pattern; this article concerns itself mainly with the most rudimentary reticle: the crosshair. Crosshairs are typically represented as a pair of perpendicularly intersecting lines in the shape of a cross, "+", though many variations of additional features exist including dots, posts, concentric circles/horseshoes, chevrons, graduated markings, or a combination of above. Most commonly associated with telescopic sights for aiming firearms, crosshairs are also common in optical instruments used for astronomy and surveying, and are also popular in graphical user interfaces as a precision pointer. The reticle is said to have been invented by Robert Hooke, and dates to the 17th century. Another candidate as inventor is the amateur astronomer William Gascoigne, who predated Hooke.

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1. crosshairs

   Crosshairs refers to two fine lines or wires that intersect each other at right angles, commonly found in the focusing apparatus of optical devices such as telescopes, microscopes, or gunsights. These lines are used to aim at a target or to measure distances and angles with precise accuracy. In a broader context, it may also refer to being subject to close attention or scrutiny, particularly in criticism or attack.

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1. Crosshairs

   Crosshairs is the name of several fictional characters of the various Transformers universes.

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How to pronounce crosshairs?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of crosshairs in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of crosshairs in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of crosshairs in a Sentence

1. Julia Reda:

   Anything Google News.Read want to publish will need to first be approved by these filters, perfectly legal content like parodies and memes will be caught in the crosshairs.

2. Kevin McCarthy:

   Adam Schiff, Benny Thompson, and Nancy Pelosi’s attempts to strong-arm private companies to turn over individuals’ private data would put every American with a phone or computer in the crosshairs of a surveillance state run by Democrat politicians, if they pursue this path, a Republican majority will not forget and will be ready to hold them fully accountable under the law.

3. Rebecca Bextel:

   It's like all of a sudden she's got this huge push for justice, but there's one person in the crosshairs, liz Cheney has absolutely no integrity.

4. John Challenger:

   The majority of employers have simply been encouraging their teams to get vaccinated, knowing a vaccinated workforce would significantly reduce the chances of outbreaks and, therefore, work stoppages, the political climate surrounding vaccines made it difficult for employers to mandate them, as no company wants to get into the crosshairs of political activist groups or alienate their team members.

5. Michael Avenatti:

   Mr. Cohen has been placed in the crosshairs by Mr. Trump, he has been set-up to take the fall. An enormous amount of misplaced faith has been placed on his shoulders and I do not believe he has the mettle to withstand it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=crosshairs
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Crosshairs
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosshairs
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=crosshairs