by eye
English
[edit]Prepositional phrase
[edit]- By estimation, based on a visual inspection, without accurate measurement.
- 1984, Andrew Barker, Greek Musical Writings: Volume 2, Harmonic and Acoustic Theory, page 277:
- Thus given a straight line it is very easy to construct a smaller or a greater than it by eye, not just because this is a broad sort of distinction, but because it also involves only one comparison.