What does invisibility mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. invisibility, invisiblenessnoun

    the quality of not being perceivable by the eye

Wiktionary

  1. invisibilitynoun

    The state of being invisible.

  2. invisibilitynoun

    That which is invisible.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Invisibilitynoun

    The state of being invisible; imperceptibleness to sight.

    Etymology: invisibilité, Fr. from invisible.

    They may be demonstrated to be innumerable, substituting their smalness for the reason of their invisibility. John Ray.

Wikipedia

  1. Invisibility

    Invisibility is the state of an object that cannot be seen. An object in this state is said to be invisible (literally, "not visible"). The phenomenon is studied by physics and perceptual psychology. Since objects can be seen by light in the visible spectrum from a source reflecting off their surfaces and hitting the viewer's eye, the most natural form of invisibility (whether real or fictional) is an object that neither reflects nor absorbs light (that is, it allows light to pass through it). This is known as transparency, and is seen in many naturally occurring materials (although no naturally occurring material is 100% transparent). Invisibility perception depends on several optical and visual factors. For example, invisibility depends on the eyes of the observer and/or the instruments used. Thus an object can be classified as "invisible to" a person, animal, instrument, etc. In research on sensorial perception it has been shown that invisibility is perceived in cycles.Invisibility is often considered to be the supreme form of camouflage, as it does not reveal to the viewer any kind of vital signs, visual effects, or any frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum detectable to the human eye, instead making use of radio, infrared or ultraviolet wavelengths. In illusion optics, invisibility is a special case of illusion effects: the illusion of free space. The term is often used in fantasy and science fiction, where objects cannot be seen by means of magic or hypothetical technology.

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  1. invisibility

    Invisibility is the state or quality of being impossible to see or unnoticed by the eye, often due to the lack of light being reflected or absorbed by an object or entity. This term can also refer metaphorically to the state of being overlooked or ignored within a specific context or situation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Invisibilitynoun

    the state or quality of being invisible; also, that which is invisible

  2. Etymology: [L. invisibilitas: cf. F. invisibilit.]

Wikidata

  1. Invisibility

    Invisibility is the state of an object that cannot be seen. An object in this state is said to be invisible. The term is often used in fantasy/science fiction, where objects are literally made unseeable by magical or technological means; however, its effects can also be seen in the real world, particularly in physics and perceptual psychology. Since objects can be seen by light in the visible spectrum from a source reflecting off their surfaces and hitting the viewer's eye, the most natural form of invisibility is an object that neither reflects nor absorbs light. This is known as transparency, and is seen in many naturally occurring materials. Visibility also depends on the eyes of the observer and/or the instruments used. Thus an object can be classified as "invisible to" a person, animal, instrument, etc. In the research of sensorial perception invisibility has been shown to happen in cycles. Invisibility is often considered the supreme form of camouflage, as it doesn't show any kind of vital, visual, nor any of the frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum such as radio, infrared, ultraviolet, etc.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of invisibility in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of invisibility in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of invisibility in a Sentence

  1. G. K. Chesterton:

    When we really worship anything, we love not only its clearness but its obscurity. We exult in its very invisibility.

  2. Daniel Anderson:

    What we developed is basically a new material that acts like an invisibility cloak. It coats the cells but allows them to function and live but protects them from the immune system.

  3. Keyana Tahmaseb:

    I wanted to play with this idea of invisibility and blending in.

  4. city council:

    This legislation represents a new mark in the invisibility and disenfranchisement of lesbians, gays, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI) and adds to the systematic restriction of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms that have been practiced for years in Hungary.

  5. Lester Young:

    Poverty creates invisibility in so many communities. People feel like they need to be heard and when they are heard, it's only from the sense of violence, how do we help people become visible ? Invest money in these communities that have been neglected for generations.

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