visual

[ vizh-oo-uhl ]

/ ˈvɪʒ u əl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR visual ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

of or relating to seeing or sight: a visual image.

used in seeing: the visual sense.

optical.

perceptible by the sense of sight; visible: a visual beauty.

perceptible by the mind; of the nature of a mental vision: a visual impression captured in a line of verse.

noun

Usually visuals.

the picture elements, as distinguished from the sound elements, in films, television, etc.
photographs, slides, films, charts, or other visual materials, especially as used for illustration or promotion.Compare audio, video.

a rough, preliminary sketch of an advertising layout, showing possible arrangements of material.Compare comprehensive (def. 5).

any item or element depending on the sense of sight.

Origin of visual

1375–1425; late Middle English <Late Latin vīsuālis, equivalent to vīsu(s) sight (vid(ēre) to see + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt>s) + -ālis-al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM visual

non·vis·u·al, adjectivesub·vis·u·al, adjective, nounsu·per·vis·u·al, adjectivesu·per·vis·u·al·ly, adverb

un·vis·u·al, adjectiveun·vis·u·al·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH visual

visible, visual

Words nearby visual

vista, vistadome, vistaed, Vistaril, Vistula, visual, visual acuity, visual aid, visual aids, visual album, visual allesthesia

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Example sentences from the Web for visual

Instead, the writers had to rely on visual cues and ambiance.
Yep, Korra and Asami Went in the Spirit Portal and Probably Kissed|Melissa Leon|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And since visual media is more compelling than any other medium, it is consistently their drug of choice.
North Korea’s Secret Movie Bootleggers: How Western Films Make It Into the Hermit Kingdom|Lizzie Crocker|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In movies, that language, visual and verbal, has yet to be mastered.
Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius?|Clive Irving|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The same applies to other visual cues that tend to go unremarked.
Afghanistan, We Hardly Knew You|Jonathan Foreman|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Later, he transferred to the School of Visual Arts in New York City after developing an interest in filmmaking.
Renaissance Man Jared Leto Defies Categorization|The Daily Beast|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These divisions overlap each other; the thermal rays are in part visual, the visual rays in part chemical, and vice versa.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall
They become transformed at once into visual, instead of into olfactory or gustatory percepts.
Illusions|James Sully
At that moment the people who had come to catch the visual truth of this supreme wonder, rose as one man.
The Soul Stealer|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
In the rare cases when literacy is used today, it is usually for its visual impact.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Visual observations were made during 65 percent of the times the wolves were located from December through April.
Ecological Studies of the Timber Wolf in Northeastern Minnesota|L. David Mech

British Dictionary definitions for visual

visual

/ (ˈvɪʒʊəl, -zjʊ-) /

adjective

of, relating to, done by, or used in seeingvisual powers; visual steering

another word for optical

capable of being seen; visible

of, occurring as, or induced by a mental image

noun

a sketch to show the proposed layout of an advertisement, as in a newspaper

(often plural) a photograph, film, or other display material

Derived forms of visual

visually, adverb

Word Origin for visual

C15: from Late Latin vīsuālis, from Latin vīsus sight, from vidēre to see

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for visual

visual

[ vĭzh′ōō-əl ]

adj.

Of or relating to the sense of sight.

Seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible.

Optical.

单词	visual
释义	visual [ vizh-oo-uhl ] / ˈvɪʒ u əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR visual ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of or relating to seeing or sight: a visual image. used in seeing: the visual sense. optical. perceptible by the sense of sight; visible: a visual beauty. perceptible by the mind; of the nature of a mental vision: a visual impression captured in a line of verse. noun Usually visuals. the picture elements, as distinguished from the sound elements, in films, television, etc. photographs, slides, films, charts, or other visual materials, especially as used for illustration or promotion.Compare audio, video. a rough, preliminary sketch of an advertising layout, showing possible arrangements of material.Compare comprehensive (def. 5). any item or element depending on the sense of sight. Origin of visual 1375–1425; late Middle English <Late Latin vīsuālis, equivalent to vīsu(s) sight (vid(ēre) to see + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt>s) + -ālis-al¹ OTHER WORDS FROM visual non·vis·u·al, adjectivesub·vis·u·al, adjective, nounsu·per·vis·u·al, adjectivesu·per·vis·u·al·ly, adverb un·vis·u·al, adjectiveun·vis·u·al·ly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH visual visible, visual Words nearby visual vista, vistadome, vistaed, Vistaril, Vistula, visual, visual acuity, visual aid, visual aids, visual album, visual allesthesia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for visual Instead, the writers had to rely on visual cues and ambiance. Yep, Korra and Asami Went in the Spirit Portal and Probably Kissed\|Melissa Leon\|December 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And since visual media is more compelling than any other medium, it is consistently their drug of choice. North Korea’s Secret Movie Bootleggers: How Western Films Make It Into the Hermit Kingdom\|Lizzie Crocker\|December 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In movies, that language, visual and verbal, has yet to be mastered. Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius?\|Clive Irving\|December 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The same applies to other visual cues that tend to go unremarked. Afghanistan, We Hardly Knew You\|Jonathan Foreman\|December 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Later, he transferred to the School of Visual Arts in New York City after developing an interest in filmmaking. Renaissance Man Jared Leto Defies Categorization\|The Daily Beast\|December 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST These divisions overlap each other; the thermal rays are in part visual, the visual rays in part chemical, and vice versa. Fragments of science, V. 1-2\|John Tyndall They become transformed at once into visual, instead of into olfactory or gustatory percepts. Illusions\|James Sully At that moment the people who had come to catch the visual truth of this supreme wonder, rose as one man. The Soul Stealer\|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull In the rare cases when literacy is used today, it is usually for its visual impact. The Civilization of Illiteracy\|Mihai Nadin Visual observations were made during 65 percent of the times the wolves were located from December through April. Ecological Studies of the Timber Wolf in Northeastern Minnesota\|L. David Mech British Dictionary definitions for visual visual / (ˈvɪʒʊəl, -zjʊ-) / adjective of, relating to, done by, or used in seeingvisual powers; visual steering another word for optical capable of being seen; visible of, occurring as, or induced by a mental image noun a sketch to show the proposed layout of an advertisement, as in a newspaper (often plural) a photograph, film, or other display material Derived forms of visual visually, adverb Word Origin for visual C15: from Late Latin vīsuālis, from Latin vīsus sight, from vidēre to see Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to visual ocular, optical, optic, discernible, observable, observed, perceptible, visible, seeable, viewable, beheld, imaged, seen, viewed, visional Medical definitions for visual visual [ vĭzh′ōō-əl ] adj. Of or relating to the sense of sight. Seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible. Optical. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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visual

adjective

noun

Origin of visual

OTHER WORDS FROM visual

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH visual

Words nearby visual

Example sentences from the Web for visual

British Dictionary definitions for visual

adjective

noun

Derived forms of visual

Word Origin for visual

Words related to visual

Medical definitions for visual

adj.