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| depth perception |
the ability to perceive spatial relationships such as the relative distance of objects from one another or from the observer. |
| horizon |
the juncture of the earth and the sky as perceived by the observer. [1/2 definitions] |
| kibitzer |
(informal) an observer who offers unsolicited or unwanted advice, esp. during a card game; meddler. [1/2 definitions] |
| monitor |
to serve as a recorder, detector, observer, or the like. [1/11 definitions] |
| objective |
having reality or tangible existence independent of the observer. [1/7 definitions] |
| observe |
to act as an observer, rather than as a participant. [1/10 definitions] |
| obverse |
of a side or surface, turned toward or facing the observer. [1/5 definitions] |
| onlooker |
someone who watches; observer; spectator. |
| range finder |
any of various instruments used to determine the distance from the observer to a particular object or mark, as to sight a gun or focus a camera. |
| red shift |
the tendency of light waves from distant luminous bodies such as galaxies to decrease in frequency with movement away from the observer. (See Doppler effect.) |
| sinistral |
designating or concerning a gastropod shell that has its opening to the left of an observer when the pointed end is upward. [1/3 definitions] |
| transit |
the passage of a celestial body across the face of another or across the meridian or the telescopic field of an observer. [1/7 definitions] |
| zenith |
the point in the sky that is directly over the head of the observer. (Cf. nadir.) [1/2 definitions] |
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