visual

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Relating to seeing or sight.

   The film relies on strong visual effects.

2. 2
   noun

   A picture, image, or graphic, especially in a presentation.

   The slides used clear visuals to explain the data.

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.

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