visibility

[viz-uh-bil-i-tee]

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.

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

4. the ability to give a relatively large range of unobstructed vision.

   a windshield with good visibility.

5. Typography.,  legibility.

visibility

/ ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ /

noun

1. the condition or fact of being visible

2. clarity of vision or relative possibility of seeing

3. the range of vision

   visibility is 500 yards

Other Word Forms

• intervisibility noun
• nonvisibility noun
• previsibility noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of visibility¹

1575–85; < Late Latin vīsibilitās, equivalent to Latin vīsibili ( s ) visible + -tās -ty ²

Example Sentences

Around midnight a thick fog had suddenly amassed, reducing visibility to less than two ship lengths.

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Her candor offers rare visibility into a disability that often progresses quietly and privately for millions.

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University of Sussex professor Carol Alexander said the Barcelona brand gives enormous visibility to crypto firms like ZKP - but there is "substantial risk for supporters who buy the tokens".

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The National Guard doesn’t have law-enforcement duties and has been conducting “high visibility patrols” in the city, said Carroll.

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Meanwhile, Nvidia’s tweet mentioning competition with Google’s TPU “basically raises the competition’s visibility and puts the idea into people that maybe Nvidia is not the only game in town,” Angel said.

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