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visual
- /ˈvɪʒuːəl/ UK
- /ˈvɪzjuːəl/ UK
- /ˈvɪʒəl/ UK
- /ˈvɪʒuəl/ US
- /ˈvɪʒwəl/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English visual, from French visuel, visual and directly from Late Latin vīsuālis (“of sight”), from vīsus (“sight, vision”) + -ālis (“adjective suffix”), from vidēre (“to see, perceive; look (at)”); see visage. By surface analysis, Latin vīsus + -ual.
adjective more visual · most visual · visuall
- Related to or affecting the vision. Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close[…]above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them. Many insects probably use this strategy, which is a close analogy to
- That can be seen; visible.
noun visuals · visuall
- Any element of something that depends on sight. 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.
- An image; a picture; a graphic.
- All the visual elements of a multimedia presentation or entertainment, usually in contrast with normal text or audio.
- A preliminary sketch.
- Any element of a show done by a marching band besides the marching and playing of instruments. The visual where the trombone all threw their instruments into the air looked good.
- A hallucination perceived as seen by the eyes, such as from psilocybin.
