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visuality

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vi·su·al   (vĭzh'ōō-əl)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to the sense of sight: a visual organ; visual receptors on the retina.

  2. Seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible: a visual presentation; a design with a dramatic visual effect.

  3. Optical.

  4. Done, maintained, or executed by sight only: visual navigation.

  5. Having the nature of or producing an image in the mind: a visual memory of the scene.

  6. Of or relating to a method of instruction involving sight.

n.  A picture, chart, or other presentation that appeals to the sense of sight, used in promotion or for illustration or narration. Often used in the plural: an ad campaign with striking visuals; trying to capture a poem in a cinematic visual.

[Middle English, from Late Latin vīsuālis, from Latin vīsus, sight, from past participle of vidēre, to see; see vision.]
vi'su·al·ly adv., vi'su·al·ness, vi'su·al'i·ty (-āl'ĭ-tē) n.
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