visibility

[ viz-uh-bil-i-tee ]
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noun
  1. the state or fact of being visible.

  2. the relative ability to be seen under given conditions of distance, light, atmosphere, etc.: low visibility due to fog.

  1. Also called visual range. Meteorology. the distance at which a given standard object can be seen and identified with the unaided eye.

  2. the ability to give a relatively large range of unobstructed vision: a windshield with good visibility.

  3. Typography. legibility (def. 2).

Origin of visibility

1
1575–85; <Late Latin vīsibilitās, equivalent to Latin vīsibili(s) visible + -tās-ty2

Other words from visibility

  • in·ter·vis·i·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·vis·i·bil·i·ty, noun, plural non·vis·i·bil·i·ties.
  • pre·vis·i·bil·i·ty, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for visibility

visibility

/ (ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. the condition or fact of being visible

  2. clarity of vision or relative possibility of seeing

  1. the range of vision: visibility is 500 yards

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