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.
  1. available or accessible; already existing, as goods in a warehouse or in transit as opposed to goods in production: visible supply.
  2. involving actual goods that have been recorded or accounted for: visible trade.
prepared or converted for visual presentation; represented visually.

Origin of visible

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

OTHER WORDS FROM visible

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

Words related to visible

discernible, evident, noticeable, striking, clear, unmistakable, detectable, obvious, palpable, distinguishable, conspicuous, arresting, bold, inescapable, macroscopic, manifest, marked, observable, obtrusive, ocular

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British Dictionary definitions for visible

visible
/ (ˈvɪzɪbəl) /

adjective

noun

a visible item of trade; product

Derived forms of visible

visibleness, noun visibly, adverb

Word Origin for visible

C14: from Latin vīsibilis, from vidēre to see