visual landmark

collocation in English

meaningsofvisualandlandmark

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visual
adjective
uk
/ˈvɪʒ.u.əl/us
/ˈvɪʒ.u.əl/
relating ...
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landmark
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlænd.mɑːk/us
/ˈlænd.mɑːrk/
a building or place that is easily recognized, especially one that you can use to judge where ...
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(Definition ofvisualandlandmarkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The robot was used to investigate the path-integration capabilities of insects, which are based on the polarized-light pattern of the sky, and to test models ofvisuallandmarknavigation.
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Its impressive height helped make it avisuallandmarkfor drivers and pedestrians.
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Avisuallandmarkof the moshav is a high wind turbine.
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It measures only 150 by 300m but is the mainvisuallandmarkin the area.
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In an urban environment it created overlapping acoustic communities in the same way that visual landmarks and local interaction helped to define overlapping neighbourhood communities.
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Provided that visual landmarks are not missed, this makes the system robust to changes in topology.
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Information not directly relevant to instrument navigation, such as visual landmarks and terrain features, is not included.
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Tests show that females use visual landmarks to return to their nests.
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Like all ants, they can also make use of visual landmarks when available as well as olfactory and tactile cues to navigate.
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Near their home lofts, in areas they have previously visited, pigeons probably are guided by visual landmarks.
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Fearing icing conditions, he descended in an attempt to find visual landmarks for navigation.
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In abdominal high-definition liposculpture, the plastic surgeon uses the rectus abdominus, linea alba, linea semilunaris, and transverse tendinous intersections as visual landmarks.
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This flight would not be an easy task for the pilots flying in unprotected cockpits as it would be difficult for pilots to find visual landmarks at night.
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All have drying towers, which were required for the cloth-covered rubber hoses of the era in which they were built, but which also serve as visual landmarks and decorative elements.
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Navigation has also been shown to be based on a combination of other abilities including the ability to detect magnetic fields (magnetoception), use visual landmarks as well as olfactory cues.
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