visual
adjective
- pertaining to vision, sight
noun
- advertising term
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈvɪʒuːəl/ / /ˈvɪzjuːəl/ / /ˈvɪʒəl/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English visual, from French visuel, visual and directly from Late Latin vīsuālis (“of sight”), from vīsus (“sight, vision”) + -ālis (“adjective suffix”), from vidēre (“to see, perceive; look (at)”); see visage. By surface analysis, Latin vīsus + -ual.
- Related to or affecting the vision.
“Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close[…]above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them. Many insects probably use this strategy, which is a close analogy to crypsis in the visible world—camouflage and other methods for blending into one’s visual background.”
- That can be seen; visible.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English visual, from French visuel, visual and directly from Late Latin vīsuālis (“of sight”), from vīsus (“sight, vision”) + -ālis (“adjective suffix”), from vidēre (“to see, perceive; look (at)”); see visage. By surface analysis, Latin vīsus + -ual.
- Any element of something that depends on sight.
“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.
- All the visual elements of a multimedia presentation or entertainment, usually in contrast with normal text or audio.
- A preliminary sketch.
- 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.”