Homing

/ˈhoʊmɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of home form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That self-adjusts its trajectory to home in on a target; (of a weapon) shooting such projectiles.

    "Watch out for the boss's last attack — the blue bullets are homing."

  2. 2
    Fitted with a guiding electronic device that allows it to find and hit a target.
Adjective
  1. 1
    orienting or directing homeward or to a destination wordnet

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alignmentcell migrationcell traffickingchemotaxis-directed migrationdirecteddirected movement

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"Please stand by, homing in on your position."

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