naked eye
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnakedandeye
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naked
adjective
uk/ˈneɪ.kɪd/us/ˈneɪ.kɪd/
not covered ...
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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 ofnakedandeyefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofnaked eye
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Before the fourth week, the fruits had a transparent gelatinous endocarp and distinctive embryos were not visible to thenakedeye.
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At this juncture the waviness itself cannot be detected with thenakedeye.
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Critical capillary numbers measured in this manner are roughly a factor of five lower than those measured with thenakedeye.
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Firstly it must be borne in mind that the adverse neonatal effects of pethidine are not necessarily obvious to thenakedeye.
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These are hairlike and visible to thenakedeye.
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The use of remote-sensing technology allows the archaeologist to see information that is often invisible to thenakedeye.
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At the same time the commission acknowledged that it is difficult to detect witches, as their crimes cannot be witnessed by thenakedeye.
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A powerful magnetic field is created above, within and below the floor slab but to thenakedeyethe field is invisible.
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The aggregate is approximately 1 mm in diameter and is visible with thenakedeye.
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The colonies are visible to thenakedeye, so can be readily sampled for study.
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Under these conditions they are plainly visible to thenakedeyeas minute specks, particularly on the basal regions of the young leaves.
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Thenakedeyecould detect the two regions of smooth and turbulent surface though not the intervening wave pattern.
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There is no such thing as anakedeye.
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This begs the question of the impacts occurring that may not be detectable or visible to thenakedeye.
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After thawing, each organ was checked by thenakedeye, and placed in separate large glass dishes.
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It is conspicuous to thenakedeyethat these biofilms are quantitatively different.
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Numbers present can be estimated bynakedeyeexamination.
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If the inversion is just overhead, and if it is sufficiently strong, then objects that under normal conditions are easily recognisable to thenakedeyewill become distorted beyond recognition.
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