visual
/ˈvɪʒuəl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Related to or affecting the vision.
noun
All the visual elements of a multimedia presentation or entertainment, usually in contrast with normal text or audio.
noun
noun
Any element of a show done by a marching band besides the marching and playing of instruments.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "The visual where the trombone all threw their instruments into the air looked good."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈvɪʒuəl/
- British English: /ˈvɪʒuːəl/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more visual (comparative)
most visual (superlative)
visuall (alternative, obsolete)
visuals (plural)