visual

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈvɪʒuəl/ UK /ˈvɪʒuːəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #4744

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to seeing or sight.

The film relies on strong visual effects.
2

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

The slides used clear visuals to explain the data.

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Forms visuals

Derived forms audiovisualnonvisualvisualizationvisualize visuallyvlos

Related forms envisage evidence visage visible vision visionary

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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.

*weyd- Proto-Indo-European visual Middle English visuel French vīsuālis la-lat

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# visual

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈvɪʒuəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈvɪʒuːəl/
**Frequency rank:** 4744

## Meanings
1. Relating to seeing or sight.
2. A picture, image, or graphic, especially in a presentation.

## Examples
- The film relies on strong visual effects.
- The slides used clear visuals to explain the data.

## Derived Forms
- audiovisual
- nonvisual
- visualization
- visualize
- visually
- vlos

## Related Forms
- envisage
- evidence
- visage
- visible
- vision
- visionary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *weyd-
- Root: visual
- Root: visuel
- Root: vīsuālis

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Visual is 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. Important historical forms include Proto-Indo-European *weyd-, Middle English visual, French visuel, and Late Latin vīsuālis. In present-day use, it can mean relating to seeing or sight, or a picture, image, or graphic, especially in a presentation.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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