cross hairs

cross hairs

pl n
1. (General Engineering) two fine mutually perpendicular lines or wires that cross in the focal plane of a theodolite, gunsight, or other optical instrument and are used to define the line of sight. Also called: cross wires
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cross′ hairs`


n.pl.
fine wires or fibers crossing in a focal plane of an optical instrument to center an object or to define a line of sight.
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The dual lasers visually mark the edges of what is being measured and the cross hairs pinpoint the centre point of the measurement area.
In this study, intraoperative correction can also be provided by cross hairs in frame-based surgery, and functional improvement is significant after cross hairs were applied in the initial development stage at our center.