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visualization

visualization

14 5.2
To form a clear picture in your mind to understand or reach a goal
  • noun
  • /ˌvɪʒuəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : visualización
  • Effective visualization can aid in goal setting by creating a clear mental picture of the desired outcome.
  • spatial visualization
  • scientific visualization
  • visualization imagery

You have to get your visualization game down.

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Examples

  • The process of visualization allows students to better understand complex concepts by forming mental images.

  • I used positive visualization to get in here and I promise to be more careful with my powers next time.

  • Self talk and visualization are two keys to my success.

  • The first step in visualization is deciding what you truly want.

  • Results: Significant differences for understanding, visualization, and perceived difficulty were observed between groups.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The majority of research in accounting visualization relates to report format and presentation.

    Academic text (1999)
  • From a practical engineering standpoint, visualization can be used to identify flaws in a design.

    Academic text (1993)
  • In the current study, males significantly outperformed females after instruction on the visualization task was presented.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The act of visualization helps many athletes improve their performance by imagining their success before competitions.

Synonyms

imagery
vsvisualization
15 4.9

The ability to make pictures in your mind

is the intentional act of forming images to help understanding or reach goals
imagining
vsvisualization
12 3.5

A thought or picture you make in your mind

is used mainly to form images to aid understanding or achieve goals
mental picture
vsvisualization
8 3.5

A clear image you form in your mind

is the process of creating such images to aid understanding or goals
mental image
vsvisualization
7 3.8

A picture you make in your mind of something not there

is the process of forming such images to aid understanding or goals
envisioning
vsvisualization
1 5.1

Making a clear picture in your mind of something, often of the future

is broader, used to aid understanding and achieving goals rather than only future events
mental imagery
vsvisualization
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Ability to make pictures in your mind of things that are not there

is the active process of forming images to aid understanding or goals
mental representation
vsvisualization
  • Specialized
1 6.7

An idea in your mind that stands for something you remember or imagine

is specifically the act of forming images as an aid to understanding or goals
envisionment
vsvisualization
6.8

A mental picture of a plan or future result

is focused on using images to understand or reach goals rather than planning futures

How Vivid

picture
279 2.0
visualization
  • Specialized
14 5.2
mental image
7 3.8

Surface Forms

visualization singular
visualisation singular

Morphology

visualization = visualize (transparent) = visual + ize + ation

Standard noun formation from the verb 'visualize' indicating the act or process of forming a mental image.

Etymology

Visualization comes from visual (like vision, both about 'seeing') and the ending -ization ('the act of making'), so it means 'making a picture'. In this sense, visualization is making a picture in your mind, imagining calm scenes or success to help you relax or prepare.