Visible

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Visible \Vis"i*ble\, a. [L. visibilis, fr. videre, visum, to
     see: cf. F. visible. See {Vision}.]
     1. Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen;
        perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot
        is visible on white paper.
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              Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible
              and invisible.                        --Bk. of Com.
                                                    Prayer.
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              Virtue made visible in outward grace. --Young.
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     2. Noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous. --Shak.
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              The factions at court were greater, or more visible,
              than before.                          --Clarendon.
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     {Visible church} (Theol.), the apparent church of Christ on
        earth; the whole body of professed believers in Christ, as
        contradistinguished from the invisible, or real, church,
        consisting of sanctified persons.
  
     {Visible horizon}. Same as {Apparent horizon}, under
        {Apparent}.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Vis"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Vis"i*bly},
        adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  visible
       adj 1: perceptible especially by the eye; or open to easy view; "a
              visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible
              in the distance"; "a visible change of expression";
              "visible files" [syn: {seeable}] [ant: {invisible}]
       2: obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression" [syn: {obvious}]
       3: being often in the public eye; "a visible public figure"
       4: present and easily available; "the cash on hand is adequate
          for current needs"; "emergency police were on hand in case
          of trouble"; "a visible supply"; "visible resources" [syn:
           {on hand(p)}, {visible(a)}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  72 Moby Thesaurus words for "visible":
     apparent, appearing, beholdable, clear, clear as crystal,
     conspicuous, crystal-clear, detectable, discernible, disclosed,
     discoverable, distinct, evident, explicit, exposed,
     exposed to view, express, eyeball, hanging out, identifiable,
     in evidence, in full view, in plain sight, in view, indisputable,
     indubitable, insight, manifest, naked, noticeable, observable,
     obvious, ocular, open, open to view, open-and-shut, ophthalmic,
     optic, ostensible, outcropping, outward, palpable, patent,
     perceivable, perceptible, perspicuous, plain, plain as day,
     prominent, recognizable, revealed, seeable, seeing, seeming, seen,
     self-evident, self-explaining, self-explanatory, showing,
     superficial, surface, tangible, to be seen, unclouded, unconcealed,
     undisguised, unhidden, unmistakable, viewable, visual,
     well-defined, witnessable