Target
Definition of Target
Tar´get | n. | 1. | A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war. | | 2. | A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile. | | 3. | (Surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff. | | 4. | (Railroad) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal. | | 5. | A thin cut; a slice; specif., of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints. | | 6. | A tassel or pendent; also, a shred; tatter. | | 7. | A goal for an activity; as, the target of this year's fundraising drive is 2 million dollars. | | 8. | A metallic object toward which a beam of electrons is aimed in a tube designed to generate X-rays; when the electrons strike the target, the impact causes emission of X-rays. | | 9. | Any object toward which a beam of photons, a laser beam, an electron beam, or a beam of atomic or subatomic particles is aimed. | | 10. | A person who is the subject of criticism or ridicule. |
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