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visible

visible

22 2.4
Present and easy to find or use
  • adjective
  • /ˈvɪzəbl/
translation icon : disponible
  • This chart provides a visible overview of our available resources.
  • highly visible
  • most visible
  • less visible

It built the first visible supply chain of its kind.

Examples

  • First of all, it is a very visible area of both of our economies.

    Academic text (2000)
  • No visible resources or prospects.

  • I need to focus on it and being in a visible position of leadership.

  • International networks of production are an increasingly dynamic and visible engine of the global economy.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Displays also help make the music program more visible when the school holds an open house.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Program participants in rural areas were also more visible to their local communities than their urban counterparts.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Expanded use of recycling centers offers a visible means of reducing economic and environmental costs.

    Academic text (1996)
  • I've arranged everything so you will have the most visible location in the main lobby.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The support of these organizations adds influence to MENC's most visible public awareness campaign.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The classroom has visible supplies, making it easy for students to find what they need.

Synonyms

accessible
vsvisible
280 3.9

A place, thing, or service that you can reach and use easily

is about being present and easy to obtain rather than just reachable
in sight
vsvisible
159 1.0

Able to be seen now or close by

is about being present and easy to use rather than only being seen
in plain sight
vsvisible
38 2.7

Easily seen because it is not hidden

is about presence and ready use rather than mere lack of concealment

Antonyms

81 3.4

Not able to be used, reached, or bought

Compounds

visible light
  • Specialized
10 3.4

Light that people can see, like sunlight or lamp light

Hard to see because it is very faint

visible spectrum
  • Specialized
1 3.9

The colors that our eyes can see from red to violet

visible balance
  • Specialized
7.1

The difference in value between a country's exports and imports of goods over time

The line where the earth and sky seem to meet

visible speech
  • Specialized
8.6

A picture that shows speech sounds over time

visible radiation
  • Specialized
3.5

Light that human eyes can see

visible speech
  • Archaic
9.9

A set of written signs that shows how to make speech sounds with the mouth

How Available

abundant
77 3.0
visible
22 2.4
limited
393 2.5
scarce
103 4.8
unavailable
81 3.4

Surface Forms

visible positive

Morphology

visible = vis + ible

The sense 'present and easily available' is related to 'able to be seen/noticed', so the derivation is conceptually transparent, but the combining root 'vis' is not a standalone English word, making direct morphological inference harder for learners.

Etymology

Visible also comes from the root videre 'to see', and the idea of 'can be seen' was used for things that are clearly there. So, when we call supplies or money visible, we mean they are 'in sight' and ready or easy to use.