unaided eye

collocation in English

meaningsofunaidedandeye

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unaided
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˌʌnˈeɪ.dɪd/us
/ˌʌnˈeɪ.dɪd/
without any help from anyone ...
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eye
noun[C]
uk
/aɪ/us
/aɪ/
one of the two organs in your face that are used ...
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(Definition ofunaidedandeyefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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All of these investigators relied on theunaidedeyeto detect the first appearance of ribbing.
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The message would be capable of being perceived by theunaidedeyeof an observer closer to the source of light.
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Messier gave the comet a magnitude rating of 2.0, making it easily visible to theunaidedeye.
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Because it is located at a distance of about 150 light years, it is not visible to theunaidedeye.
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Characteristics defining granoblastic texture include: grains visible to theunaidedeye, sutured boundaries and approximately equidimensional grains.
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It has a visual magnitude of 9.9, making it too faint to be viewed with theunaidedeye.
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It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.65, which is bright enough to be seen with theunaidedeyeunder suitable viewing conditions.
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This star is too faint to be observed with theunaidedeye, but can be seen with a small telescope.
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It is not visible to theunaidedeye, but with good binoculars or small telescope it should be easy to spot.
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It is not visible to theunaidedeye, but is easily visible with binoculars or a small telescope.
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It is far too faint to be seen with theunaidedeye, with an apparent magnitude of 13.92.
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It has an apparent magnitude of 5.54, making it visible to theunaidedeyeunder suitable viewing conditions.
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Phaneritic textures are where interlocking crystals of igneous rock are visible to theunaidedeye.
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The endoperidium (inner peridium) is more or less smooth to theunaidedeye, but densely protruding light to grayish-brown hyphal tips are present.
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In spite of this proximity, however, it is still too faint to be viewed by theunaidedeye.
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Stars of this brightness are generally just visible to theunaidedeyein dark skies in semirural locations.
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Black glass is often green or brown when held up to light, although it appears black to theunaidedeye.
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Proglottids sometimes trickle down the thighs of infected humans and are visible withunaidedeye, so can aid with identification.
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Stars that are at least sometimes visible to theunaidedeyehave their apparent magnitude (6.5 or brighter) highlighted in blue.
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Most phytoplankton are too small to be seen individually with theunaidedeye.
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