visibility [viz-uh -bil -i-tee]
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the state or fact of being visible . the relative ability to be seen under given conditions of distance, light, atmosphere, etc.: low visibility due to fog. Also called visual range . Meteorology the distance at which a given standard object can be seen and identified with the unaided eye. the ability to give a relatively large range of unobstructed vision: a windshield with good visibility. Typography legibility(def 2) .Show More
Origin of visibility 1575–85; <
Late Latin vīsibilitās, equivalent to
Latin vīsibili(s )
visible +
-tās -ty2 Related forms 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 Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for intervisibility the condition or fact of being visible clarity of vision or relative possibility of seeing the range of vision visibility is 500 yards Show More
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Word Origin and History for intervisibility n. c.1400, "condition of being visible," from Late Latin visibilitas (see visible ). Meaning "range of vision under given conditions" is from 1914. Sense of "prominence, fame, public attention" is recorded from 1958.
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