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visual

[ vizh-oo-uhl ]
/ ˈvÉȘʒ u əl /
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adjective
noun
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Origin of visual

1375–1425; late Middle English <Late Latin vīsuālis, equivalent to vīsu(s) sight (vid(ēre) to see + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt>s) + -ālis-al1

OTHER WORDS FROM visual

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH visual

visible, visual
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British Dictionary definitions for visual

visual
/ (ˈvÉȘʒʊəl, -zjʊ-) /

adjective
of, relating to, done by, or used in seeingvisual powers; visual steering
another word for optical
capable of being seen; visible
of, occurring as, or induced by a mental image
noun
a sketch to show the proposed layout of an advertisement, as in a newspaper
(often plural) a photograph, film, or other display material

Derived forms of visual

visually, adverb

Word Origin for visual

C15: from Late Latin vīsuālis, from Latin vīsus sight, from vidēre to see
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