paravisualadj.
/ˌparəˈvɪʒʊ(ə)l/, /ˌparəˈvɪzjʊ(ə)l/, /parəˈvɪʒ(ᵿ)l/, /ˌparəˈvɪzj(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈvɪʒ(ə)w(ə)l/, /ˌpɛrəˈvɪʒ(ə)l/ Aeronautics.
Designating a navigational aid in an aeroplane which displays information or instructions in the pilot's peripheral field of vision.
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paravisual1960
1960 Aeroplane 98 764/1 Airborne experience with the Smiths Para-Visual Director system will leave the newcomer with a strong conviction that this new flight-director/instrument-flying concept must inevitably alter present ideas about weather minima and automatic-landing prospects.
1978 Aviation Week & Space Technol. (Nexis) 24 Apr. 45 In front of each pilot is the Air Inter paravisual landing capability indicator.., which gives the pilot a brief series of uncomplicated light signals verifying proper functioning of the entire system.
2001 Financial Times (Nexis) 24 Feb. 8 The crew, all of whom survived, noticed that the Boeing's para-visual display (PVD), a device that assists take-off in poor visibility, was not functioning.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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