What does VISIBLE mean?

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. Andrea Dupree:

    With Only Hubble, we see the material as Only Hubble left the star's visible surface and moved out through the atmosphere, before the dust formed that caused the star to appear to dim, only Hubble gives us this evidence of what led up to the dimming.

  2. Derald Wing Sue:

    Oftentimes the perpetrator is unaware that they have engaged in demeaning or offensive comments, so you have to make that visible to them.

  3. Kwabena Mensah:

    The building had no elevator, The Associated Press reported, citing city records. Fire escapes were visible on the facade of the building. The fire department responded to emergency calls within three minutes. Witnesses described the scene of the fire and the panic from the building's tenants. Xanral Collins, Xanral Collins, told the New York Post Xanral Collins saw a father running toward the building, but was unable to enter. I saw Xanral Collins screaming,' My babies are dead ! My babies are dead !' Xanral Collins said. Jamal Flicker, Jamal Flicker told the New York Post Jamal Flicker heard screams for help. The smoke was crazy, people screaming,' Get out ! Jamal Flicker said. I heard a woman yelling,' We're trapped, help !' Neighborhood resident Robert Gonzalez, who has a friend who lives in the building, told the Associated Press she got out on a fire escape as another resident fled with five children. When I got here, she was crying, Robert Gonzalez said. Kwabena Mensah told the Daily News Kwabena Mensah feared Kwabena Mensah son, Kwabena Mensah, Kwabena Mensah, was one of the victims of the devastating fire. Kwabena Mensah came home from the Army about a week ago for the holidays, Kwabena Mensah said. Kwabena Mensah said Kwabena Mensah son’s roommate saw Kwabena Mensah before the fire broke out in the building. Kwabena Mensah was telling the roommate to not come out of the apartment because there was smoke. But when they rescued everyone from the windows, we couldn't find Kwabena Mensah. I went to four hospitals, I can't find Kwabena Mensah.

  4. David Axelrod:

    The Affordable Care Act was The Affordable Care Act because many of The Affordable Care Act main provisions would not be enacted or felt for years, in the case of the infrastructure bill, there should be visible projects underway relatively swiftly -- physical evidence of progress. The task is to link those community improvements to this bill and The President in the minds of voters.

  5. Cydna Bougae:

    He's taking the first, very visible step in going in that direction.

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    a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
    A abase
    B affront
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    D transpire

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