From Middle English vysual, from Old French -, from Late Latin visualis, from Latin visus, from videre ("to see"), past participle visus; see visage.

• (British) IPA: /ˈvɪʒuːəl/, /ˈvɪzjuːəl/, /ˈvɪʒəl/
• (America) IPA: /ˈvɪʒuəl/, /ˈvɪʒwəl/

visual

1. Related to or affecting the vision.
2. (obsolete) That can be seen; visible.

• French: visuel
• German: visuell
• Italian: visuale
• Portuguese: visual
• Russian: зри́тельный
• Spanish: visual

visual (plural visuals)

1. 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.

2. An image; a picture; a graphic.
3. (in the plural) All the visual elements of a multimedia presentation or entertainment, usually in contrast with normal text or audio.
4. (advertising) A preliminary sketch.
5. (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.