Definition of "naked eye" [naked eye]

• The eye unassisted by an optical instrument. (noun)

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• "'It is not possible to make efficient ground-survey with the naked eye at any speed in excess of about four hundred miles per hour."
• "It exhibits a curious ‘negative effect’, which means that it looks like a vague scorchmark to the naked eye but can be seen in fine detail in photographic negative."
• "-- Last night had a fine view of Alpha Lyrae, whose disk, through our captain's spy-glass, subtends an angle of half a degree, looking very much as our sun does to the naked eye on a misty day."