cross wire

Other forms: cross wires

Definitions of cross wire
  1. noun
    either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration
    synonyms: cross hair
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    type of:
    line
    a mark that is long relative to its width
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