visible
Americanadjective
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that can be seen; perceptible to the eye.
mountains visible in the distance.
- Synonyms:
- discernible
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apparent; manifest; obvious.
a man with no visible means of support.
- Synonyms:
- evident, discernible
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being constantly or frequently in the public view; conspicuous.
a visible political position.
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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.
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Commerce.
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available or accessible; already existing, as goods in a warehouse or in transit as opposed to goods in production.
visible supply.
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involving actual goods that have been recorded or accounted for.
visible trade.
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prepared or converted for visual presentation; represented visually.
adjective
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capable of being perceived by the eye
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capable of being perceived by the mind; evident
no visible dangers
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available
the visible resources
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(of an index or file) using a flexible display system for the contents
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of or relating to the balance of trade
visible transactions
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represented by visible symbols
noun
Other Word Forms
- nonvisible adjective
- nonvisibly adverb
- previsible adjective
- previsibly adverb
- unvisible adjective
- unvisibleness noun
- unvisibly adverb
- visibleness noun
- visibly adverb
Etymology
Origin of visible
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Latin vīsibilis, from vīs(us) “seen” ( vision ) + -ibilis -ible
Example Sentences
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The patterns visible in Hubble's image are highly symmetrical, ruling out a chaotic explosion like a supernova.
From Science Daily
Because the fluorescent material is evenly distributed throughout each particle, both whole plastics and the smaller fragments created as they degrade remain visible.
From Science Daily
When that happens, a pit becomes visible at the surface.
From Science Daily
The front door is easily visible from the road—but likely out of eye or camera sight from even the neighbors up the hill on perpendicular Cerrada Chica.
The site is less than a mile from Jackie and Shadow’s nest, and would be visible from the 24-hour live cam.
From Los Angeles Times
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