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visual aids

British  

plural noun

  1. devices, such as films, slides, models, and blackboards, that display in visual form material to be understood or remembered

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Keeping a steady line, concentrating on the visual aids to help me stay on course, as well as looking out the front window, was a very difficult task.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025

The study's findings point to a need for providing cyber hygiene information and resources in multiple formats, including visual aids and audio guides, to accommodate diverse literacy levels within LEP communities, Ngo said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2024

Poor Sofia, unable to reach the men with her visual aids and example of kindness, eventually tries to appease them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2023

Depending on the highly variable brightness of the comet, visual aids like binoculars may be necessary.

From Washington Times • Jan. 10, 2023

It was large and pleasantly yellow-walled, crowded with projectors, view-booths, stereo-miniatures, and picture books—all the visual aids which Ann Howard would have used to teach the natives the cultural philosophy of the Galactic Federation.

From Impact by Cox, Irving E.