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visible
[ viz-uh-buhl ]
adjective
- that can be seen; perceptible to the eye:
mountains visible in the distance.
Synonyms:
- apparent; manifest; obvious:
a man with no visible means of support.
Synonyms: ,
- being constantly or frequently in the public view; conspicuous:
a visible political position.
- noting or pertaining to a system of keeping records or information on cards or sheets in such a way that the desired reference can be brought instantly to view:
a visible index.
- Commerce.
- available or accessible; already existing, as goods in a warehouse or in transit as opposed to goods in production:
visible supply.
- involving actual goods that have been recorded or accounted for:
visible trade.
- prepared or converted for visual presentation; represented visually.
visible
/ ˈɪɪə /
adjective
- capable of being perceived by the eye
- capable of being perceived by the mind; evident
no visible dangers
- available
the visible resources
- (of an index or file) using a flexible display system for the contents
- of or relating to the balance of trade
visible transactions
- represented by visible symbols
noun
- a visible item of trade; product
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- i··Ա noun
- i· adverb
- ԴDz·i· adjective
- non·i· adverb
- ·i· adjective
- pre·i· adverb
- ܲ·i· adjective
- un·i··Ա noun
- un·i· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of visible1
Example Sentences
By a vote of 131-84, a supermajority of House Democrats chose to hand one of the most visible positions in Congress to someone who announced their retirement from public life four months later.
Now the mural has been vandalized with giant bubble letters outlined in black and filled in with white similar to the street tagging visible throughout the rest of the city.
A spokesperson for the museum told the BBC the damage was "superficial", adding: "Small scratches are visible in the unvarnished paint layer in the lower part of the painting".
Now more than ever, Campbell and Posey stress the importance of being visible and fighting back, and fashion is their chosen vehicle for doing so.
Instead, treatment involves removing the visible eggs and larvae from the wound with forceps and applying a larvae-targeting pesticide.
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