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visual

visual

492 3.3
About seeing or things you can see
  • adjective
  • /ˈvɪʒuəl/
translation icon : visual
  • Students could write a biographical essay, create a visual display, or design a PowerPoint presentation.
  • a visual presentation
  • a visual aid
  • a visual display

If we didn't have to be creating these visual representations.

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Examples

  • Students explore "theme and variations" in visual art by looking at Monet's water lily paintings.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The teacher used a colorful visual to explain the complex topic, making it easier for the students to understand.

  • You could do a painting, some sort of visual version of it.

  • ourselves, which resulted in the visual feast in front of you today.

  • But what they did change was the visual layout of those snack stations.

  • We could talk about primarily visual and even tactile art.

  • Poems that have intricate visual patterns on the page.

  • Many people prefer learning through visual methods, such as charts and diagrams, to better grasp new concepts.

  • The website features a visual design that is both appealing and user-friendly, enhancing the visitor experience.

Synonyms

graphic
vsvisual
151 3.7

Relating to pictures or charts that show information

is broader, about seeing and things that can be seen rather than representations
optical
vsvisual
  • Specialized
76 4.4

Relating to the eye, to seeing, or to the use of light in science

is the general idea of seeing and things that can be seen
optic
vsvisual
  • Specialized
28 6.0

Relating to the eye or seeing

is broader, covering all things that can be seen and general seeing
ocular
vsvisual
15 6.8

About the eyes and how you see

is more general, applying to all things that can be seen not only eyes
graphical
vsvisual
11 4.0

Images or drawings used to show information

is more general, covering things that can be seen beyond representations
pictorial
vsvisual
  • Literature
4 6.1

That gives a clear picture in the mind with vivid words

focuses on actual sight and things people can physically see

Compounds

visual range
  • Specialized
8 4.7

The distance you can see a clear object like a flag with your eyes

4 3.8

A picture in your mind of something you have seen

visual cortex
  • Specialized
4 5.7

Part of the brain at the back that turns signals from the eyes into what you see

visual acuity
  • Specialized
2 4.9

The sharpness of your sight that lets you see small details

visual field
  • Specialized
2 4.8

The area you can see when you look straight ahead

visual signal
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A message shown by lights, signs or gestures to give people information

visual hallucination
  • Specialized
1 7.9

Seeing things that are not really there because the brain sends wrong signals

visual communication
  • Specialized
1 3.9

Using images and design to share information and ideas

A condition where a person can see poorly or not at all

visual system
  • Specialized
1 4.6

The eyes and parts of the brain that let you see

The way something looks to the eye

visual sensation
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A feeling you have when your eyes see something, like bright spots

1 3.2

Being able to see with your eyes

first visual area
  • Specialized
8.5

Part of the brain at the back that first gets signals from the eyes

visual acuity
  • Specialized
5.4

How well a computer or camera can see small details in images

visual agnosia
  • Specialized
9.3

A condition where a person can see but cannot identify objects or faces

visual aphasia
  • Specialized
9.0

A problem that makes a person unable to understand written words despite normal eyesight

visual area
  • Specialized
6.1

A part of the brain that receives and processes images from the eyes

visual area
  • Specialized
3.8

A part of a screen where images, charts, or video appear

visual disorder
  • Specialized
5.0

A problem with the eyes that makes it hard to see clearly

A screen like a computer monitor that shows images and text

visual cell
  • Specialized
6.5

A part of the eye that reacts to light and sends signals to the brain

visual defect
  • Specialized
4.3

A problem in the eyes that makes it hard to see

visual defect
  • Jargon
4.2

A mistake in an image or design that looks wrong

An image made by a computer that looks real but is not based on real data

visual modality
  • Specialized
6.6

The sense of seeing and how the eyes send messages to the brain

visual percept
  • Specialized
7.5

A picture in your mind you form when you see something

The ability to see and understand what you look at

visual perception
  • Specialized
5.0

A computer or robot's ability to see and understand images from cameras

visual hole
  • Jargon
7.5

An empty area in a design that distracts the viewer from the main message

A joke that makes people laugh using pictures or actions

visual purple
  • Specialized
9.6

A reddish purple substance at the back of the eye that helps you see in dim light

The area you can see and how you judge distance in it

How Iconographic

symbolic
158 4.3
visual
492 3.3
decorative
49 3.9

Surface Forms

visual positive

Etymology

Visual comes from the Latin videre meaning 'to see', the same root as vision and video. So visual describes anything 'relating to seeing' or how we use our sight.