visibility

[ viz-uh-bil-i-tee ]

/ ˌvɪz əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

the state or fact of being visible.

the relative ability to be seen under given conditions of distance, light, atmosphere, etc.: low visibility due to fog.

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

the ability to give a relatively large range of unobstructed vision: a windshield with good visibility.

Typography. legibility(def 2).

Origin of visibility

1575–85; < Late Latin vīsibilitās, equivalent to Latin vīsibili(s) visible + -tās -ty²

in·ter·vis·i·bil·i·ty, noun non·vis·i·bil·i·ty, noun, plural non·vis·i·bil·i·ties. pre·vis·i·bil·i·ty, noun

Christina, who writes about these issues frequently at her website, says that the importance of visibility is a major concern.

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Asked how she would continue to fight injustice, Byarugaba argued that visibility was a weapon of its own.

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The visibility in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province, was measured at less than 656 feet.

Smog Overtakes North-Eastern China | |October 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Why not, one might ask, given the drama and visibility of intra-party fighting in Likud, Labor, and Kadima.

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Besides, as you mention, it's hard to get visibility on what college will cost in 15 years.

First World Financial Problems |Megan McArdle |March 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The visibility is fine—very few clouds—but this whole half of it is solid ocean.

Skylark Three |Edward Elmer Smith
The irregular skyline of a ship is perhaps one of the most influential factors which tend to increase its visibility.

Visual Illusions |Matthew Luckiesh
The visibility at this time can hardly have amounted to a yard—the forecastle was invisible from the bridge.

The Blocking of Zeebrugge |Alfred F. B. Carpenter
Crouching low, he struck down the arm, seized it, and dragged the girl out of the zone of visibility.

Triplanetary |Edward Elmer Smith
The breadth of each of these remarkable channels may range from the limits of visibility, say, up to more than sixty miles.

The Story of the Heavens |Robert Stawell Ball

visibility

/ (ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ) /

the condition or fact of being visible

clarity of vision or relative possibility of seeing

the range of vision visibility is 500 yards