Definitions for visible
ˈvɪz ə bəlvis·i·ble

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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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. visibleadjective

   Able to be seen.

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1. visible

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

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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.

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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.]

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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.

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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

How to pronounce visible?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say visible in sign language?

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. Victor Hugo:

   One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor. To contemplate is to toil. To think is to do.

2. Mike Hankey:

   What is a little more interesting now, and also visible tonight and this week, are the close and prominent positioning of Venus and Jupiter in the western sky right after sunset, the astronomical word for this is ‘conjunction.’ These planets will be setting as the moon is rising, so they are only visible for about an hour at sunset, near the western horizon.

3. Alex Young:

   Annular eclipses are similar to total eclipses in that the moon, Earth and sun are aligned so that the moon moves directly in front of the Sun as viewed from Earth, but a total eclipse does not happen, that is the moon does not completely block out the visible disk of the sun because the moon is farther away and so its apparent size in the sky is [ slightly ] smaller than the sun. This means that a tiny ring of annulus of the solar disk is visible around the moon.

4. Meg Urry:

   In my view, that is what it would take to move the needle: severe and visible consequences for violating policies on harassment, and they do have to be visible.

5. Jill Gutowitz:

   Queer adults have only just started seeing themselves represented by highly visible celebrities in the past few years, but teens and children -- Siwa's audience -- still don't have many out, queer, highly visible pop culture figures to look to.

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