Definitions and meaning of visual
visual
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English vysual, from Old French, from Late Latin visualis (“of sight”), from Latin visus (“sight”), from videre (“to see”), past participle visus; see visage.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvɪʒuːəl/, /ˈvɪzjuːəl/, /ˈvɪʒəl/
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- (US) IPA(key): /ˈvɪʒuəl/, /ˈvɪʒwəl/
Adjective
visual (comparative more visual, superlative most visual)
- Related to or affecting the vision.
- (obsolete) That can be seen; visible.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
visual (plural visuals)
- Any element of something that depends on sight.
- An image; a picture; a graphic.
- (in the plural) All the visual elements of a multimedia presentation or entertainment, usually in contrast with normal text or audio.
- (advertising) A preliminary sketch.
- (marching band) Any element of a show done by a marching band besides the marching and playing of instruments.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “visual”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “visual”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin visuālis, from Latin visus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈswal/, [biˈswal]
Adjective
visual (epicene, plural visuales)
- visual
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin visuālis, from Latin visus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [bi.zuˈal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [vi.zuˈal]
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
visual m or f (masculine and feminine plural visuals)
- visual
Derived terms
- audiovisual
- visualitzar
- visualment
Further reading
- “visual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “visual”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “visual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “visual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin visuālis, from Latin visus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
visual m or f (plural visuais)
- visual
Derived terms
Further reading
- “visual” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Late Latin visualis (“of sight”), from Latin visus (“sight”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [viˈsual]
- Hyphenation: vi‧su‧al
Adjective
visual
- visual
- related to or affecting the vision.
- that can be seen; visible.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “visual” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
Noun
visual f (plural visuaj)
- view
Adjective
visual
- visual
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin visuālis, from Latin visus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: vi‧su‧al
Adjective
visual m or f (plural visuais)
- visual
Derived terms
Noun
visual m (plural visuais)
- look, style
- Synonym: look
Further reading
- “visual” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin visuālis, from Latin visus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈswal/ [biˈswal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: vi‧sual
Adjective
visual m or f (masculine and feminine plural visuales)
- visual
Derived terms
Further reading
- “visual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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