visual
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English vysual, from Old French -, from Late Latin visualis, from Latin visus, from videre ("to see"), past participle visus; see visage.
Pronunciation Adjectivevisual
- Related to or affecting the vision.
- (obsolete) That can be seen; visible.
visual (plural visuals)
- Any element of something that depends on sight.
- 2016, S. C. Sterling, Teenage Degenerate, page 5:
- It wasn't the first time I pulled an all-nighter, but normally I was coming off an acid trip and still seeing visuals dancing around in my head.
- An image; a picture; a graphic.
- (in the plural) All the visual elements of a multimedia presentation or entertainment, usually in contrast with normal text or audio.
- (advertising) A preliminary sketch.
- (marching band) Any element of a show done by a marching band besides the marching and playing of instruments.
- The visual where the trombone all threw their instruments into the air looked good.
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