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noun

any of various materials depending on the sense of sight, as films, slides, photographs, etc., used as aids in teaching.

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Origin of visual aid

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby visual aid

vistadome, vistaed, Vistula, visual, visual acuity, visual aid, visual aids, visual album, visual angle, visual arts, visual binary

How to use visual aid in a sentence

Stone cannot name something without it being put up on screen as a visual aid—so, for instance, if he should mention the New York Times, you will be certain to see the famous Grey Lady script crop up on screen.
Oliver Stone’s Crackpot JFK Conspiracy Movie Is a Hilarious, Head-Spinning Mess|Caspar Salmon|July 12, 2021|The Daily Beast
As such, no visual aids are allowed, including decks, videos, demoes, etc.
Toyota AI Ventures and May Mobility will talk the future of the transportation industry on Extra Crunch Live|Jordan Crook|May 7, 2021|TechCrunch
Drawing heavily on the work of leftist academics, the series also incorporates scripted passages and animations that serve as guided meditations on human suffering more than as visual aids.
The 5 Best New Shows Our TV Critic Watched in April 2021|Judy Berman|April 30, 2021|Time
So working with the militants in order to deliver aid “becomes a requirement,” she said.
ISIS Fight Has a Spy Shortage, Intel Chair Says|Kimberly Dozier|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Bottom line is that it will only be a BVR [beyond visual range] airplane.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most of them were large birds—hawks, egrets, and even peacocks—for spectacular visual effect as they took flight.
The Buddhist Business of Poaching Animals for Good Karma|Brendon Hong|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Think of it as a frequent buyer program for personal karma, or a spiritual band-aid.
The Buddhist Business of Poaching Animals for Good Karma|Brendon Hong|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Instead, the writers had to rely on visual cues and ambiance.
Yep, Korra and Asami Went in the Spirit Portal and Probably Kissed|Melissa Leon|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Groping to the chimney-place with the aid of his matches, Mr. Collingwood found the candle and lit it.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
England gladly seized the opportunity of injuring her enemy and sent aid to the people of Spain.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
But once Austria was disposed of, Prussia and Russia met their punishment for having given her secret or open aid.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
He devoured it whole with a kind of visual gulp—a flash; the entire meaning first, then lines, then separate words.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
This province, having taken depositions in regard to it, with the aid of the said letter, adjudged Japon accordingly.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various