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Definitions for visible
ˈvɪz ə bəlvis·i·ble

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. visible, seeableadjective

    capable of being seen; or open to easy view

    "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files"

  2. visibleadjective

    obvious to the eye

    "a visible change of expression"

  3. visible(a)adjective

    present and easily available

    "the cash on hand is adequate for current needs"; "emergency police were on hand in case of trouble"; "a visible supply"; "visible resources"

Wiktionary

  1. visibleadjective

    Able to be seen.

Wikipedia

  1. visible

    Visibility, in meteorology, is a measure of the distance at which an object or light can be seen.

ChatGPT

  1. visible

    Visible refers to something that can be seen or perceived by the naked eye, something that is apparent, evident, or within sight. It can also refer to something that is clear or noticeable in terms of importance or influence.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Visibleadjective

    perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen; perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot is visible on white paper

  2. Visibleadjective

    noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous

  3. Etymology: [L. visibilis, fr. videre, visum, to see: cf. F. visible. See Vision.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Visible

    viz′i-bl, adj. that may be seen: obvious.—ns. Visibil′ity, state or quality of being visible, or perceivable by the eye; Vis′ibleness.—adv. Vis′ibly.—Visible Church, the body of professing Christians, as opposed to the Invisible Church, which consists of those spiritual persons who fulfil the notion of the ideal Church, together with the body of the departed saints in heaven; Visible means, means or resources which are apparent to or ascertainable by others; Visible speech, a system of alphabetic characters, each of which represents the configuration of the mouth that produces the sound.

Editors Contribution

  1. visible

    Able to view and see, accurate vision.

    It is visible and easy to see the change which is amazing.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 26, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'visible' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3257

  2. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'visible' in Adjectives Frequency: #454

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of visible in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of visible in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of visible in a Sentence

  1. Miles Coleman:

    We do have cases where governors' races are overwhelmingly decided by the national environment, but sometimes they are decided entirely by state issues, a big criticism was that Terry McAuliffe wouldn’t shut up about Trump in Virginia. But in 2021, Trump wasn’t as visible. It might be an effective strategy if Trump is more visible.

  2. Mike Turner:

    Both reported of the visible @DaytonPolice presence before the shooting and the bravery they witnessed as officers ran toward the gun shots.

  3. Kirby Wedan:

    It was a visible relief, you could tell that they had been working really hard. Many of them hadn’t showered in a couple of weeks. They were all incredibly tired. ... You could tell that they were just relieved to be out of there and that their mission was accomplished.

  4. Prime Minister Viktor Orban:

    It is clearly visible that there are two issues where there are marked interests: American interests in energy policy and ...trade policy, they want to drag us into a conflict which could only be bad for us. A cold war sentiment is taking shape between the U.S. and Russia and we do not want to take part in this.

  5. William Burns:

    We do usually operate in the shadows, out of sight and out of mind, our successes are often obscured, our failures are often painfully visible, and our sacrifices are often unknown.

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