visible
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- adjective
- /ˈvɪzəbl/
:
visible
- The sign was visible from a distance, making it easy to find the restaurant.
- clearly visible
- highly visible
- easily visible
And that gap must be larger than visible wavelengths of light.
- And that gap must be larger than visible wavelengths of light.
- So that's the visible side of this analogy.
- Action which makes what it is that you are visible to the outside world.
- Your mistakes are just more visible because you wear them.
Examples
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The house is clearly visible from space!
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For many Afghans, the police are the most visible security providers and representatives of the government.
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Prices are the most visible aspect of any service.
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Therefore, Highland Park's management activities are much less visible than those of the other cities.
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Small, faraway things people cannot normally see are visible to me.
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There was a visible fracture on the skull.
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Moreover, will this largely unsung member of OH become more visible and better recognized?
Academic text (2015) -
Emotions often result in externally visible changes in the behavior of the organism.
Academic text (2017) -
The stars were clearly visible in the night sky.
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After the storm, the damage became visible to everyone in the neighborhood.
Synonyms
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2.8
Easy to see or understand
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Able to be seen now or close by
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3.2
Easy to see, hear, or recognize
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5.1
Easy to see and notice because it stands out
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2.7
Easily seen because it is not hidden
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5.5
Something that is easy to see or notice
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4.3
Able to be seen or noticed
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4.4
Easily seen or noticed
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Close enough to be seen
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5.4
Able to be seen, heard, or noticed
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3.4
Able to be seen on a screen or in a place
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Noticeable to a person, like a change or a sound
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3.7
Something you can notice with your eyes
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5.1
Easy to notice or understand
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
The difference in value between a country's exports and imports of goods over time
- Archaic
A set of written signs that shows how to make speech sounds with the mouth
How Visible
Surface Forms
Morphology
visible = vis + ible
The meaning 'able to be seen' is clear, but the root form 'vis' is a non-standalone combining form (not the everyday word 'see'), so learners cannot fully derive it from familiar English bases.
Etymology
Visible comes from the old Latin root videre, which means 'to see' and is the same root as vision. So, something visible is 'able to be seen' or easy for the eye to notice.