visual — Dictionnaire anglais

Adjectif

1. Related to or affecting the vision.

   Exemples

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   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.

2. That can be seen; visible.

   Usage

   • désuet

Nom

1. Any element of something that depends on sight.

   Exemples

   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. All the visual elements of a multimedia presentation or entertainment, usually in contrast with normal text or audio.

   Usage

   • in-plural

4. A preliminary sketch.

5. Any element of a show done by a marching band besides the marching and playing of instruments.

   Exemples

   The visual where the trombone all threw their instruments into the air looked good.

6. A hallucination perceived as seen by the eyes, such as from psilocybin.

   Usage

   • plural
   • argot
   • usually

Adjectif

1. relating to or using sight

   Synonymes

   ocularopticoptical

   Exemples

   ocular inspection

   an optical illusion

   Plus d’exemples (2)

   visual powers

   visual navigation

2. visible

   Synonymes

   ocular

   Exemples

   a visual presentation

   a visual image