visible
Americanadjective
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that can be seen; perceptible to the eye.
mountains visible in the distance.
- Synonyms:
- discernible
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apparent; manifest; obvious.
a man with no visible means of support.
- Synonyms:
- evident, discernible
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being constantly or frequently in the public view; conspicuous.
a visible political position.
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noting or pertaining to a system of keeping records or information on cards or sheets in such a way that the desired reference can be brought instantly to view.
a visible index.
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Commerce.
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available or accessible; already existing, as goods in a warehouse or in transit as opposed to goods in production.
visible supply.
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involving actual goods that have been recorded or accounted for.
visible trade.
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prepared or converted for visual presentation; represented visually.
adjective
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capable of being perceived by the eye
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capable of being perceived by the mind; evident
no visible dangers
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available
the visible resources
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(of an index or file) using a flexible display system for the contents
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of or relating to the balance of trade
visible transactions
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represented by visible symbols
noun
Other Word Forms
- nonvisible adjective
- nonvisibly adverb
- previsible adjective
- previsibly adverb
- unvisible adjective
- unvisibleness noun
- unvisibly adverb
- visibleness noun
- visibly adverb
Etymology
Origin of visible
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Latin vīsibilis, from vīs(us) “seen” ( vision ) + -ibilis -ible
Example Sentences
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In the first image rubble from the fire is visible and the land is a charred brown.
From Los Angeles Times
These are all part of a visible and detectable acceleration of tension and dark forces at play.
From Salon
In Santa Monica, businesses are boarded up, tourism is in a slump and crime has become more visible.
From Los Angeles Times
It took nearly two days to extinguish visible flames on board in a huge firefighting operation.
From Barron's
The galaxy contains large amounts of dust that block visible light, preventing telescopes like Keck from seeing deep into its interior.
From Science Daily
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