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- view•ing[[t]ˈvyu ɪŋ[/t]] n.1) cvb an act or occasion of seeing, watching, or inspecting2) cvb sbz an act or instance of watching television
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viewing — (n.) last presentation of a dead body before the funeral, 1944, from VIEW (Cf. view) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
viewing — [vyo͞o′iŋ] n. 1. the act of looking at or watching, as of watching television 2. a) a display, as for family and friends at a funeral home, of a corpse prior to a funeral b) the period of this display … English World dictionary
viewing — UK [ˈvjuːɪŋ] / US [ˈvjuɪŋ] noun Word forms viewing : singular viewing plural viewings 1) [countable/uncountable] the activity of watching a television programme or film, or an instance of doing this The show is not really suitable for family… … English dictionary
viewing — view|ing [ vjuıŋ ] noun 1. ) count or uncount the activity of watching a television program or movie, or an instance of doing this: The show is not really appropriate for family viewing. After three viewings, I finally understood the movie.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Viewing — View View, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Viewed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Viewing}.] 1. To see; to behold; especially, to look at with attention, or for the purpose of examining; to examine with the eye; to inspect; to explore. [1913 Webster] O, let me view his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
viewing — /vyooh ing/, n. 1. an act, ceremony, or occasion of seeing, watching, or inspecting: the viewing of a corpse. 2. an instance of watching television: Which channel offers the best viewing? [1540 50; VIEW + ING1] * * * … Universalium
viewing — noun a) An instance of viewing something. The agent took them to the property for a viewing. b) A wake … Wiktionary
viewing — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Viewing is used before these nouns: ↑angle, ↑experience, ↑figure, ↑gallery, ↑habit, ↑terrace {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Viewing is used with these nouns: ↑audience, ↑public … Collocations dictionary
Viewing cone — Viewing direction= When a visual display with non vanishing size is seen by an observer, every point of the display area is seen from a different direction as illustrated in fig. 1. No two spots on the display are seen from the same direction.… … Wikipedia
Viewing angle — In display technology parlance, viewing angle is the maximum angle at which a display can be viewed with acceptable visual performance. In a technical context, this angular range is called viewing cone defined by a multitude of viewing directions … Wikipedia
Viewing frustum — of a rectangular pyramid (hence the name). The planes that cut the frustum perpendicular to the viewing direction are called the near plane and the far plane . Objects closer to the camera than the near plane or beyond the far plane are not drawn … Wikipedia
