Seeing
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| + | The word '''seeing''' can mean more than one thing: | ||
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| + | * In common usage, the word means [[visual perception]]. | ||
| + | * In astronomy, ''[[astronomical seeing|seeing]]'' is a technical term related to the blurring effects of air turbulence in the atmosphere. | ||
| + | * In the occult seeing refers to "the sight" or the ability to see auras or to predict the future; see [[fortune-telling]]. | ||
| + | * (someone) being in an open relationship, but with slightly less commitment to each other. | ||
| + | * ''[[Seeing (novel)|Seeing]]'' is the English title of [[José Saramago]]'s 2004 novel ''Ensaio sobre a Lucidez''. | ||
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The word seeing can mean more than one thing:
- In common usage, the word means visual perception.
- In astronomy, seeing is a technical term related to the blurring effects of air turbulence in the atmosphere.
- In the occult seeing refers to "the sight" or the ability to see auras or to predict the future; see fortune-telling.
- (someone) being in an open relationship, but with slightly less commitment to each other.
- Seeing is the English title of José Saramago's 2004 novel Ensaio sobre a Lucidez.
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