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[vizh-oo-uhl]

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adjective

of or pertaining to seeing or sight: a visual image.

used in seeing: the visual sense.

optical.

perceptible by the sense of sight; visible: a visual beauty.

perceptible by the mind; of the nature of a mental vision: a visual impression captured in a line of verse.

noun

Usually, visuals.

the picture elements, as distinguished from the sound elements, in films, television, etc.

photographs, slides, films, charts, or other visual materials, especially as used for illustration or promotion. Compare audio, video.

a rough, preliminary sketch of an advertising layout, showing possible arrangements of material. Compare comprehensive (def. 5).

any item or element depending on the sense of sight.

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Origin:
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

Related forms

non·vis·u·al, adjective

sub·vis·u·al, adjective, noun

su·per·vis·u·al, adjective

su·per·vis·u·al·ly, adverb

un·vis·u·al, adjective

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un·vis·u·al·ly, adverb

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Can be confused: visible, visual.

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Example Sentences

The two approaches, visual studies and art history, create a kind of unstable oil-and-water mixture in academic writing.

His studies suggest that one small area of the brain's visual system is particularly activated by the written word.

Players of video games develop exceptional visual skills, researchers have found.

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The two approaches, visual studies and art history, create a kind of unstable oil-and-water mixture in academic writing.

His studies suggest that one small area of the brain's visual system is particularly activated by the written word.

Players of video games develop exceptional visual skills, researchers have found.

For some, visual movement triggers a perception of sound.

The carapace may be smooth and patterned, or decked with such visual disarray that it resembles an algae-encrusted rock.

Vegetables in containers add visual punch to the landscape.

Video-game players have better visual skills than non-players, according to a new study of young men.

Both have been redesigned with an eye toward visual impact.

The mirror was giving visual feedback that the sensory cortex was interpreting as a real hand.

These visual clues can tell us a lot about the local culture.

Visual decoder allows researchers to translate brain wave activity into images.

The influence of previous experiences on visual awareness.

Every inch of the garden designer's shady hillside retreat is a visual feast.

Think of the great visual effects films of the color movie era.

Graphical displays are clearer to visual learners, they show how a course is organized, and they function as a map to a course.

My best guess is that the folks putting graphs together haven't been trained in the visual presentation of numerical information.

There's enough visual overload here to fill a hard drive with digital pictures.

Visual illusions are defined by the dissociation between physical reality and subjective perception of an object or event.

The painted patterned canister stands out from the solid colors, adding visual interest.

To enter the contest, comment below on your favorite sci-fi visual effect, real or imagined.

But you need more than a visual aid if you're considering the role of bonds in your retirement portfolio.

Visual acuity indicates the angular size of the smallest detail a person's visual system can resolve.

We are interested in strong photojournalism and the ability to produce a visual narrative.

These and other hallucinations provide a window into the phenomenon of visual opponency.

Large boulders flanking the firepit reinforce the visual connection to the rocky terrain.

The state alters the flow of cellular signals through a bird's visual pathways, ultimately resulting in a perception of magnetism.

There is a long history of anthropologists recording visual images and even making movies as part of their scholarly research.

His undergraduate and graduate level courses cover the field of visual cognition and psychology.

Psychologists have found that colors enhance an individual's visual memory.

Sleek horizontal siding panels and a slightly angled roof give this shed a strong visual presence.

For the first time, astronomers have taken a visual image of a multiple-planet solar system beyond our own.

Visual pigments are found in specialized retinal cells at the back of the eye.

Two ways of viewing the world meet in the visual realm.

There was no connection to the adjacent side yard, and the room lacked visual drama.

Here, in no particular order, is a sampling of the best sci-fi visual effects of all time that readers recalled.

While top talent events are ticketed, each of the sessions offers many free events, from music and drama to visual arts showings.

Such patches are commonly used to test for blind spots or visual awareness.

The effect is the visual equivalent of a long, cool drink of water.

The problem is that too many times the visual representation of this data is utter trash.

Although it may appear causal, hippos often yawn in order to impose a visual threat and warning to potential enemies or attackers.

Circular concrete pavers supply visual punch and act as an extension of the patio.

Other studies have found activation patterns that precede the formation of certain types of memories, such as verbal or visual.

In animals with forward-facing eyes, this visual overlap is what creates stereo vision and thus depth perception.

These are big, showy, cool-season annuals with lots of visual impact in the garden.

For those captions that do not include adaptation information, challenge students to find visual evidence of adaptation.

When closed, the door provides visual privacy, but its translucent panel helps keep an open feel.

Tourism development is largely concentrated in only a few places and is limited in its visual impact.

Here, colorful, often-used items are grouped together for a visual display on top of an antique cabinet.

Cork is available in a variety of colors and visual textures.

Overhead trusses establish a repeating visual rhythm and give scale to the main room.

The best part is that you can still see the purple parts of the leaves, which gives a nice visual contrast.

Jurors also appreciated that the buildings have strong visual impact yet occupy a minimal footprint on the land.

We used the larger scale of the aeonium to define the edges and to create a visual sweep of the eye across the garden.

Patterned after a chicken's nesting cubicle, it keeps stored items in the cubby and adds visual interest.

Memolane wants to display a user's social media activity on a single, visual timeline.

Artists find mind-bending ways to bring visual illusions called impossible figures into three-dimensional reality.

Experience the interplay between poetry and visual art at this evening event.

His research interests include visual communication, digital writing.

The clans also have a visual representation in the form of animals, plants, and even dung.

Up-to-date maps and photography create a reference atlas and visual journey.

Scientists did not invent the vast majority of visual illusions.

She is committed to the power of visual journalism to inform and compel positive change in our society and the world.

Caleb's visual and auditory perception is now within normal ranges and his visual-motor skills have significantly improved.

In each, the images themselves and the way they are presented add up to an unusually exciting visual experience.

The primary visual cortex receives the visual signal from the eyes and then sends these signals to a host of higher visual areas.

Recent research has confirmed that in blind subjects who use echolocation to navigate, it is the visual part of the.

Comic art has fallen under the criticism of being a primitive form of visual expression.

The existence of this ability suggests the operation of an unconscious visual perception system in the human brain.

His research interests include visual communication, digital.

As veteran political hands say, remember the visual.

Each group should create visual displays for a presentation of a trip through the wetland they are discussing.

The recent buzz around the visual display of information makes it seem like.

The exhibition will take a concept that was traditionally oral and translate it in a number of contemporary visual forms.

Mitchell's study looks at the visual imagery and metaphors wrapped up in the war on terror.

New study shows that an adult brain's visual cortex can be retrained, which could help people with.

If you're still hungry for food play, top off the visual feast at.

ArtsPlace also showcases regional performers and visual artists.

Getting visual processing power into a tiny package is a tough task, but nature has already solved the problem.

Luckily, my graduate work focused on visual communication.

Cuttlefish use visual cues to rearrange their bodies for maximum camouflage, a new study confirms.

Using aftereffects to probe visual function reveals how the eye and brain handle colors and contours.

Other myths are represented on inch-high cylinder seals that deliver a visual impact way beyond their size.

Every single track has its own visual theme and audio-reactive components.

Our students are successful in the performing and visual arts.

State-of-the art visual effects uncover nature's miracles.

The university's strength is the arts, so all kinds of performances and visual offerings are ongoing.

True, it shares some producers and it's a swords-and-sandals epic packed with tons of visual effects, but that does not.

In my field, there is no particularly good reason to include a visual presentation.

The ability to detect threatening snakes may have shaped the visual system of our primate ancestors, a new study says.

When an object is partially hidden, the brain deftly reconstructs it as a visual whole.

There is evidence that anthocyanins also have anti-inflammatory activity, promote visual acuity, and hinder obesity and diabetes.

Students will travel around the world on a visual scavenger hunt.

She says she was interested in playing with stereotypes and visual clichés.

The device uses infrared, similar to that of a television remote control, to transmit audio and visual information.

It's wonderful to be able to bring such seasoned visual storytellers to the commercial market".

The mobile app uses visual recognition technology to identify the species of a plant based on a photograph of one of its leaves.

The researchers found that viewing happy body postures increased activity only in brain regions that processed visual information.

Most of the back of our brain is devoted to visual processing, and half of the cortex is involved with sight.

The many large-scale prints on display evoke multiplicity by creating multiple worlds within the same enormous visual space.

The photos are the first visual evidence that jaguars come to the.

See the surprising data-in an unprecedented visual form.

Students will conclude by creating visual presentations showcasing the things they have learned about the border.

The researchers trained monkeys to perform a specific visual task.

It might not harm the visual impression at all to simply say that all pixels within a certain shade range are considered equal.

Such visual puns, artfully constructed, appeal to the mind as much as any wordplay.

Robin has the visual counterpart to perfect pitch when it comes to color and composition.

Flip through the visual prep notes that kept the photographer organized in the field.

Study in rats suggests long-term, moderate consumption of alcohol improves recall of both visual and emotional stimuli.

Then, the budding filmmakers can drag and arrange the sound and visual elements into their own version of a wildlife video.

Visual and audio information is relayed back to a research team's base camp via radio transmitter for observation and recording.

Camouflage in fish and other animals provides insights into visual perception.

Blindspots surveys findings from various research fields that deal with vision and visual perception.

Tidal turbines are also hidden beneath the surface of the water and thus do not blight the visual horizon.

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World English Dictionary

visual (ˈvɪʒʊəl, -zjʊ-)

—*adj*
1.	of, relating to, done by, or used in seeing: visual powers; visual steering
2.	another word for optical
3.	capable of being seen; visible
4.	of, occurring as, or induced by a mental image

—n
5.	a sketch to show the proposed layout of an advertisement, as in a newspaper
6.	(often plural) a photograph, film, or other display material

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

'visually

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

visual

early 15c., "coming from the eye or sight" (as a beam of light), from L.L. visualis "of sight," from L. visus "sight," from visus, pp. of videre "to see" (see vision). Meaning "relating to vision" is first attested c.1600. The noun meaning "photographic film or other visual

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display" is first recorded 1951. Related: Visually.

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Medical Dictionary

visual vi·su·al (vĭzh'&oomacr;-əl)
adj.

Of or relating to the sense of sight.
Seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible.
Optical.

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"As the distinctions among the arts are distinctions among the sensorial directions of aesthetic expression (sight, speech, hearing), the visual arts crystallize a state of mind at its farthest point, where it borders on the images of things. The verbal arts seem instead to arrest the uncertain impression which a state of mind produces in us before it assumes that simplification which is able to reconcile it with space and make it a visual image. One is reminded of what Matthew Arnold said, that "poetry is more intellectual than art, more interpretative ... poetry is less artistic than the arts, but in closer correspondence with the intelligential nature of man, who is defined, as we know, 'a thinking animal'"; poetry thinks and arts do not."

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