unaided
adjective
un·aid·ed
ˌən-ˈā-dəd 
: not provided with help or assistance
a star that is visible to the unaided eye [=that can be seen without a telescope or binoculars]
: not aided or assisted
paid for her education unaided by her parents
… he walks unaided except for a simple wooden cane.—
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Just as neat, this also happens to be the only time the Sun’s outer atmosphere is visible to the unaided eye for us mere mortals on Earth.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 8 Apr. 2024
On the day of the Great American Eclipse, the devil comet may become visible to the unaided eye, astronomers say.
—USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
Both can be strikingly bright, easily visible to the unaided eye.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
The males are not visible to the unaided eye, and the females can only barely be seen if they're engorged
If there aren't enough beetles to feast upon, the mites will inadvertently bite mammals, such as horses, cattle, and humans.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 June 2023
Datta wanted to move beyond the movements visible to the unaided eye and use video cameras to track and compute whether a rodent avoids an odor (that of predator urine, for instance) or is attracted to it (like the smell of roses).
—Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
At the end of the night, he was spotted walking unaided to the team bus flanked by Brown, a few players and assorted staffers.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Nov. 2022
The Webb telescope focused on a part of the sky called the North Ecliptic Pole and was able to use eight different colors of near-infrared light to see celestial objects that are 1 billion times fainter than what can be seen with the unaided eye.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
For starters, while Hubble is primarily sensitive to visible light, Webb records infrared light that’s invisible to the unaided eye.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2023
Justine Calma, The Verge, 8 Apr. 2024
On the day of the Great American Eclipse, the devil comet may become visible to the unaided eye, astronomers say.
—USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
Both can be strikingly bright, easily visible to the unaided eye.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
The males are not visible to the unaided eye, and the females can only barely be seen if they're engorged
If there aren't enough beetles to feast upon, the mites will inadvertently bite mammals, such as horses, cattle, and humans.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 June 2023
Datta wanted to move beyond the movements visible to the unaided eye and use video cameras to track and compute whether a rodent avoids an odor (that of predator urine, for instance) or is attracted to it (like the smell of roses).
—Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
At the end of the night, he was spotted walking unaided to the team bus flanked by Brown, a few players and assorted staffers.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Nov. 2022
The Webb telescope focused on a part of the sky called the North Ecliptic Pole and was able to use eight different colors of near-infrared light to see celestial objects that are 1 billion times fainter than what can be seen with the unaided eye.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
For starters, while Hubble is primarily sensitive to visible light, Webb records infrared light that’s invisible to the unaided eye.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2023
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“Unaided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaided. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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