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Definition of visible adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

visible

adjective
 
/ˈvɪzəbl/
 
/ˈvɪzəbl/
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  1. that can be seen
    • The house is clearly visible from the beach.
    • Most stars are not visible to the naked eye.
    • The moon was just visible between the clouds.
    Extra Examples
    • Its contents were visible to all of them.
    • She stood, half visible in the dim light.
    • The election poster was clearly visible from the street.
    • The flat boats were barely visible.
    • The mountains were just visible, dusky and black.
    • The sea was now out, leaving the wreck fully visible.
    • Their house is not visible from the street.
    • Visible through the window is a row of small houses.
    • We cut the trees down to make the lake visible from the house.
    • Women are advised to wait where they are not immediately visible to approaching traffic.
    • tiny spiders that are hardly visible to the naked eye
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • remain
    adverb
    • all too
    • clearly
    • easily
    preposition
    • from
    • through
    • to
    phrases
    • visible to the naked eye
    See full entry
  2. [usually before noun] that is obvious enough to be noticed synonym obvious
    • We have not noticed any visible benefits from the new system.
    • A more visible police presence in communities is essential to combat crime.
    • He showed no visible sign of emotion.
    • She made a visible effort to control her anger.
    • After using the cream for a month, I could see no visible difference.
    compare invisible
    Extra Examples
    • Ellie's quite visible embarrassment
    • His relief was all too visible.
    • Italy has a highly visible environmental movement.
    • The scars remained visible all her life.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • remain
    adverb
    • all too
    • clearly
    • easily
    preposition
    • from
    • through
    • to
    phrases
    • visible to the naked eye
    See full entry
  3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from Latin visibilis, from videre ‘to see’.
See visible in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee visible in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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