visual

/ˈvɪʒuəl/
adjectivenoun

Related to or affecting the vision.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 1 meaning

  1. Related to or affecting the vision.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. Any element of something that depends on sight.

  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.

  4. A preliminary sketch.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

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.

VISUAL at a glance

VISUAL has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (V 4 + I 1 + S 1 + U 1 + A 1 + L 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,971 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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