target acquisition system
noun
Simple meaning
A shipboard system for the detection and identification and location of a target with enough detail to allow effective weapon employment.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɑɹɡətækwəˈzɪʃənˈsɪstəm
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Definition
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noun
A shipboard system for the detection and identification and location of a target with enough detail to permit effective weapon employment
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A shipboard system for the detection and identification and location of a target with enough detail to permit effective weapon employment
Used this way, target acquisition system is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in business or professional contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Business/professional
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