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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vis•u•al /ˈvɪʒuəl/USA pronunciation adj. - Physiologyof or relating to seeing or sight:a visual image.
n. - Usually, visuals. [plural]
- Show Businessthe picture elements, as distinguished from the sound elements, in films, television, etc.
- Photographyphotographs, films, charts, or other visual materials, esp. as used for illustration or promotion.
vis•u•al•ly, adv. See -vis-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vis•u•al (vizh′o̅o̅ əl),USA pronunciation adj. - Physiologyof or pertaining to seeing or sight:a visual image.
- Physiologyused 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.
n. - Usually, visuals.
- Show Businessthe picture elements, as distinguished from the sound elements, in films, television, etc.
- Photographyphotographs, slides, films, charts, or other visual materials, esp. as used for illustration or promotion. Cf. audio, video.
- Printinga rough, preliminary sketch of an advertising layout, showing possible arrangements of material. Cf. comprehensive (def. 5).
- any item or element depending on the sense of sight.
- Late Latin vīsuālis, equivalent. to vīsu(s) sight (vid(ēre) to see + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action, with dt s) + -ālis -al1
- late Middle English 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: visual /ˈvɪʒʊəl -zjʊ-/ adj - of, relating to, done by, or used in seeing: visual powers, visual steering
- another word for optical
- capable of being seen; visible
- of, occurring as, or induced by a mental image
n - a sketch to show the proposed layout of an advertisement, as in a newspaper
- (often plural) a photograph, film, or other display material
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin vīsuālis, from Latin vīsus sight, from vidēre to seeˈvisually adv |