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predictor

predictor

1 8.4
A machine that calculates where a moving plane will be so guns can aim
  • noun
  • /prɪˈdɪktər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : computador de tiro
  • An advanced predictor helps the military strategize by calculating aircraft positions for accurate antiaircraft fire.
  • predictor kit

Examples

  • "Lock Predictor into fire control.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • If the Predictor worked as well as its designers hoped, perhaps the Empire still had a chance in this war.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Stand by cloaking shield. "Predictor and cloaking shield standing by," Ardiff confirmed.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The wonderful Computerized Combat Predictor, touted by its creators and sponsors as the best approach to practical use of the cloaking shield, had been put to the test.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The radar-based predictor calculated where the enemy aircraft would be when the missiles reached their target.

  • Used in defense systems, the predictor ensures that shells are fired at the right moment to hit incoming aircraft.

Synonyms

fire control radar
vspredictor
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A system that uses radio waves to aim and fire weapons at military targets

computes future aircraft position at shell arrival to time anti-air fire
bombsight
vspredictor
  • Archaic
1 8.4

A device in a plane that helps aim and drop bombs accurately

computes future aircraft position at shell arrival for anti-air firing
aimer
vspredictor
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A tool that helps you point a gun or camera more accurately

computes future aircraft position at shell arrival to time firing

Compounds

predictor variable
  • Specialized
6.7

A number or fact that helps you guess another result

Surface Forms

predictor singular
predictors plural

Morphology

predictor = predict (transparent) = predict + or

Technical device sense is still 'that which predicts' (a specialised agentive meaning), so the morphological relation is clear.

Etymology

The word predictor comes from Latin parts pre- 'before' and dict 'say', and that image of 'saying before' was also used for machines. That's why a predictor can be a device that calculates where a fast plane will be so weapons can aim at the right place.