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invisible

American  
[in-viz-uh-buhl] / ɪnˈvɪz ə bəl /

adjective

  1. not visible; not perceptible by the eye.

    invisible fluid.

  2. withdrawn from or out of sight; hidden.

    an invisible seam.
    Synonyms:
    obscure , veiled

  3. not perceptible or discernible by the mind.

    invisible differences.

  4. not ordinarily found in financial statements or reflected in statistics or a listing.

    Goodwill is an invisible asset to a business.

  5. concealed from public knowledge.

noun

  1. an invisible thing or being.

  2. the invisible, the unseen or spiritual world.

invisible British  
/ ɪnˈvɪzəbəl /

adjective

  1. not visible; not able to be perceived by the eye

    invisible rays

  2. concealed from sight; hidden

  3. not easily seen or noticed

    invisible mending

  4. kept hidden from public view; secret; clandestine

  5. economics of or relating to services rather than goods in relation to the invisible balance

    invisible earnings
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. economics an invisible item of trade; service

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • invisibility noun
  • invisibleness noun
  • invisibly adverb
  • quasi-invisible adjective
  • quasi-invisibly adverb

Etymology

Origin of invisible

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word invīsibilis. See in- 3, visible

Example Sentences

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This unusual motion led him to propose that some kind of invisible structure -- dark matter -- was supplying the extra gravitational pull needed to keep those galaxies intact.

From Science Daily

The remains of these invisible dead end up in Dolores Cemetery, Mexico's largest, situated in Chapultepec Forest.

From Barron's

All the scribblings in her journals, she tells Steve, are a full accounting of her invisible labor over their many years of marriage.

From Salon

Negative storms are invisible and can only be detected using satellites.

From Science Daily

Because radio waves can penetrate dust and gas that obscure visible light, radio telescopes can observe galaxies invisible to optical instruments.

From Science Daily

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