n. | 1. | The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge. |
2. | Action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought. | |
3. | (Surv.) Any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a forward direction. | |
4. | (Gun.) Muzzle sight. See |
Noun | 1. | foresight - providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future Synonyms: foresightedness, foresightfulness |
2. | foresight - seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing Synonyms: prospicience, prevision |
(graphics, tool) | Foresight - A software product from Nu Thena providing graphical modelling tools for high level system design and simulation. |