nonvisible

Examples

• All

• OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has announced the Ostar Observation IR LED, designed for night-vision illumination systems that require performance from nonvisible light.

  Academic text (2005)

• Surgeons will have a greater opportunity to enhance the cosmetic appearance of the visible portion of the nose if we have a good understanding of the nonvisible portions.

  Academic text (2009)

• Mike Kilkullen was stunned by the changes in her, both visible and nonvisible.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The nonvisible oral and musical qualities animating the figural present dislocate the visual content from the rigidly visual quantity of monocular vision.

  Academic text (2015)

• In part, this stems from the dictates of circumstance: the sculpture's discovery was purely accidental, and barring a campaign to check the nonvisible backs of all medieval architectural sculptures, it will take additional accidents to produce similar finds.

  Academic text (2005)

• The nonvisible features of the artwork are just as important as what can be seen.

• Scientists study nonvisible elements in the atmosphere to understand climate change.

Synonyms

I

invisible

vsnonvisible

218 3.7

Not able to be seen with the naked eye

is the simple label for things not able to be seen

H

hidden

vsnonvisible

125 1.1

A thing that is not easily seen or found

means the simple state of not being visible rather than deliberate concealment

U

unseen

vsnonvisible

66 3.2

Hidden so people do not notice it

refers more generally to things that cannot be seen by sight

U

undetectable

vsnonvisible

23 6.5

Very hard or impossible to notice

is the general visual inability without stressing detectability methods

O

out of sight

vsnonvisible

12 3.4

Kept where you cannot see it

expresses general inability to be seen rather than deliberate concealment

I

imperceptible

vsnonvisible

9 7.8

Very small or slight and hard to notice

means outright invisibility rather than being merely very slight or subtle

I

indiscernible

vsnonvisible

4 8.8

Hard to see, hear, or notice

denotes straightforward lack of sight rather than faint or unclear perception

U

unobservable

vsnonvisible

1 8.0

Not able to be seen or noticed when you look

emphasizes simple absence of visibility rather than observational constraints

U

unseeable

vsnonvisible

1 8.4

The eye cannot notice it

describes the broad inability to be seen rather than caused concealment

V

viewless

vsnonvisible

7.6

Not able to be seen

names the general condition of not being visible to the eye

N

nonobservable

vsnonvisible

• Specialized

8.4

Cannot be seen or measured directly with instruments

focuses on plain visual inability rather than observational or instrumental limits

U

unperceivable

vsnonvisible

9.1

Too small, slow, or quiet for people to notice

is the plain idea of being unable to be seen by the eye

I

imperceivable

vsnonvisible

8.4

Too small to be seen, heard, or noticed

is a general visual inability without implying impossibility in other senses

I

inapparent

vsnonvisible

8.1

Hard to see or notice

describes total inability to be seen rather than being just inconspicuous

U

unapparent

vsnonvisible

7.9

Not easily seen, noticed, or understood

refers more narrowly to actual lack of sight rather than subtlety

Antonyms

V

visible

398 1.0

Easy to see or notice

How Visible

conspicuous

55 5.1

visible

398 1.0

faint

148 2.7

nonvisible

5.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology