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visual
English
Alternative forms
- visuall (obsolete, rare)
Etymology
From Middle English vysual, from Old French, from Late Latin visualis (“of sight”), from Latin visus (“sight”), from videre (“to see”), past participle visus; see visage.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?v????l/, /?v?zj??l/, /?v???l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?v??u?l/, /?v??w?l/
Adjective
visual (comparative more visual, superlative most visual)
- Related to or affecting the vision.
- (obsolete) That can be seen; visible.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
visual (plural visuals)
- Any element of something that depends on sight.
- 2016, S. C. Sterling, Teenage Degenerate (page 5)
- It wasn't the first time I pulled an all-nighter, but normally I was coming off an acid trip and still seeing visuals dancing around in my head.
- 2016, S. C. Sterling, Teenage Degenerate (page 5)
- An image; a picture; a graphic.
- (in the plural) All the visual elements of a multimedia presentation or entertainment, usually in contrast with normal text or audio.
- (advertising) A preliminary sketch.
Derived terms
- have a visual on
Further reading
- visual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- visual in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Auvils
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin visu?lis, from Latin visus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
visual (epicene, plural visuales)
- visual
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin visu?lis, from Latin visus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /vi.zu?al/
- (Central) IPA(key): /bi.zu?al/
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
visual (masculine and feminine plural visuals)
- visual
Derived terms
- audiovisual
- visualitzar
- visualment
Further reading
- “visual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “visual” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “visual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “visual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin visu?lis, from Latin visus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
visual m or f (plural visuais)
- visual
Derived terms
- visualmente
Further reading
- “visual” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Late Latin visualis (“of sight”), from Latin visus (“sight”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vi?sual]
- Hyphenation: vi?su?al
Adjective
visual
- visual,
- related to or affecting the vision.
- that can be seen; visible.
Affixations
Further reading
- “visual” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi?z?al/
Noun
visual f (plural visuaj)
- view
Adjective
visual
- visual
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin visu?lis, from Latin visus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /vizu?aw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /vi?zwa?/
Adjective
visual m or f (plural visuais, comparable)
- visual
Derived terms
- audiovisual
- visualmente
Further reading
- “visual” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin visu?lis, from Latin visus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi?swal/, [bi?swal]
- Hyphenation: vi?sual
Adjective
visual (plural visuales)
- visual
Derived terms
- audiovisual
- visualmente
- campo visual
Further reading
- “visual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
visual From the web:
- what visually stimulates a man
- what visual problem is created by astigmatism
- what visual acuity is legally blind
- what visual tasks are on the airship
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- what visual snow looks like
- what visual studio should i download
- what visual acuity is required for driving
visible
English
Etymology
From Middle English visible, from Old French visible, from Late Latin visibilis (“that may be seen”), from Latin videre (“to see”), past participle visus; see vision.
Pronunciation
- enPR: v?z'?-b?l, IPA(key): /?v?z?b(?)l/
- Rhymes: -?b?l
Adjective
visible (comparative more visible, superlative most visible)
- Able to be seen.
- Synonym: apparent
- Antonyms: hidden, invisible
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- visible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- visible in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Asturian
Adjective
visible (epicene, plural visibles)
- visible (able to be seen)
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin v?sibilis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /vi?zi.bl?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /bi?zi.bl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /vi?zi.ble/
Adjective
visible (masculine and feminine plural visibles)
- visible
- Antonym: invisible
Derived terms
- visiblement
Related terms
- visibilitat
Further reading
- “visible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
Latin visibilis
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi.zibl/
Adjective
visible (plural visibles)
- visible
Derived terms
- partie visible de l'iceberg
- visiblement
Further reading
- “visible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Alternative forms
- visíbel
Adjective
visible m or f (plural visibles)
- visible
Antonyms
- invisible
Derived terms
- visiblemente
Related terms
- visibilidade
Old French
Etymology
Late 12th century, borrowed from Latin visibilis.
Adjective
visible m (oblique and nominative feminine singular visible)
- visible (able to be seen)
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin v?sibilis (“that may be seen”), from Latin v?sus, perfect passive participle of vide? (“to see”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi?sible/, [bi?si.??le]
Adjective
visible (plural visibles)
- visible
- Antonym: invisible
Related terms
visible From the web:
- what visible means
- what visible in the sky tonight
- what visible light
- what visible spectrum
- what visible light composed of
- what visible light used for
- what visible from space
- what does visible mean
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