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visual.

Related to or affecting the vision.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈvɪʒuːəl/UK/ˈvɪzjuːəl/UK/ˈvɪʒəl/UK/ˈvɪʒuəl/US
  1. Related to or affecting the vision.

  2. That can be seen; visible.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English visual, from French visuel, visual and directly from Late Latin vīsuālis (“of sight”), from vīsus (“sight, vision”) + -ālis (“adjective suffix”), from vidēre (“to see, perceive; look (at)”); see visage. By surface analysis, Latin vīsus + -ual.

noun/ˈvɪʒuːəl/UK/ˈvɪzjuːəl/UK/ˈvɪʒəl/UK/ˈvɪʒuəl/US
  1. Any element of something that depends on sight.

  2. An image; a picture; a graphic.

  3. All the visual elements of a multimedia presentation or entertainment, usually in contrast with normal text or audio.

    in-plural
  4. A preliminary sketch.

  5. Any element of a show done by a marching band besides the marching and playing of instruments.

    The visual where the trombone all threw their instruments into the air looked good.
  6. A hallucination perceived as seen by the eyes, such as from psilocybin.

    plural · slang · usually
Where this word comes from

From Middle English visual, from French visuel, visual and directly from Late Latin vīsuālis (“of sight”), from vīsus (“sight, vision”) + -ālis (“adjective suffix”), from vidēre (“to see, perceive; look (at)”); see visage. By surface analysis, Latin vīsus + -ual.

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