Vi·sa·kha·pat·nam (vĭ-sä'kə-pŭt'nəm) A city of eastern India on the Bay of Bengal northeast of Chennai (Madras). Established by the English as a trading post in 1683, it is a health resort and processing center with a protected harbor and shipping facilities. Population: 969,000.
Vi·za·ga·pa·tam (vĭ-zä'gə-pŭt'əm) See Visakhapatnam.