visible

[ viz-uh-buhl ]

/ ˈvɪz ə bəl /

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adjective

that can be seen; perceptible to the eye: mountains visible in the distance.

apparent; manifest; obvious: a man with no visible means of support.

being constantly or frequently in the public view; conspicuous: a visible political position.

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.

Commerce.

available or accessible; already existing, as goods in a warehouse or in transit as opposed to goods in production: visible supply.
involving actual goods that have been recorded or accounted for: visible trade.

prepared or converted for visual presentation; represented visually.

OTHER WORDS FOR visible

1, 2 discernible.

2 evident.

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Origin of visible

1300–50; Middle English <Latin vīsibilis, equivalent to vīs(us) (see vision) + -ibilis-ible

OTHER WORDS FROM visible

vis·i·ble·ness, nounvis·i·bly, adverbnon·vis·i·ble, adjectivenon·vis·i·bly, adverb

pre·vis·i·ble, adjectivepre·vis·i·bly, adverbun·vis·i·ble, adjectiveun·vis·i·ble·ness, nounun·vis·i·bly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH visible

visible , visual

Words nearby visible

Vishinsky, Vishnevskaya, Vishnu, visibility, visibility meter, visible, visible balance, visible horizon, visible radiation, visible spectrum, visible speech

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How to use visible in a sentence

“One thing we’re seeing is that people are working longer and harder because they feel less visible,” said Rayl.
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How visible they are has nothing to do with how strong you are or how hard you’re working.
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In describing a pig that had two Neuralink implants, Musk said his team wanted to prove that a living creature can have multiple devices implanted without them being visible.
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When we move teams to remote, what we first do is make the work visible without constantly narrating it.
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Both of its visible planets are unlike anything seen in our solar system.
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But he elected instead to have a very visible affair with a music-hall star.
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On May 9, which Moscow commemorates as World War II “Victory Day,” Klaus paid a highly visible visit to the Russian Embassy.
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A sign peeking out from the heavy forest is barely visible on the trip back.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“There has been no visible progress of oil removal,” he said in the April 2012 inspection report.
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One visible trend is the re-use of components to meet different mission needs.
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Genoa has but recently and partially felt the new impulse, yet even here the march of improvement is visible.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
A lateen sail was visible in the direction of Cat Island, and others to the south seemed almost motionless in the far distance.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
He saw with evident pleasure the outward and visible signs of the old earl's immense wealth.
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In the metal of the tenor several coins are visible, one being a Spanish dollar of 1742.
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There was still visible on it the stain where he had wiped his hand, and this stain seemed certainly blood.
Uncanny Tales|Various

British Dictionary definitions for visible

visible

/ (ˈvɪzɪbəl) /

adjective

capable of being perceived by the eye

capable of being perceived by the mind; evidentno visible dangers

availablethe visible resources

(of an index or file) using a flexible display system for the contents

of or relating to the balance of tradevisible transactions

represented by visible symbols

noun

a visible item of trade; product

Derived forms of visible

visibleness, nounvisibly, adverb

Word Origin for visible

C14: from Latin vīsibilis, from vidēre to see

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