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visibility

[ viz-uh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

  1. the state or fact of being visible.
  2. the relative ability to be seen under given conditions of distance, light, atmosphere, etc.:

    low visibility due to fog.

  3. Also called visual range. Meteorology. the distance at which a given standard object can be seen and identified with the unaided eye.
  4. the ability to give a relatively large range of unobstructed vision:

    a windshield with good visibility.

  5. Typography. legibility ( def 2 ).


visibility

/ ˌɪɪˈɪɪɪ /

noun

  1. the condition or fact of being visible
  2. clarity of vision or relative possibility of seeing
  3. the range of vision

    visibility is 500 yards

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • t·i·i·ٲ noun
  • ԴDzv··i·ٲ noun plural nonvisibilities
  • v··i·ٲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of visibility1

1575–85; < Late Latin ī, equivalent to Latin ī ( s ) visible + - -ty 2
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World Rugby says greater visibility of female players, who receive 30% more abuse than their male counterparts, is likely to lead to more online trolling and hate speech.

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The pilot had been flying under instrument flight rules, rather than visual flight rules, he said, adding that it was too soon to determine if reduced visibility from weather conditions were a factor.

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A desire to maintain privacy as she attains the kind of visibility that has people curious about her dating life is its own type of Hollywood thriller.

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If I were to guess, I'd say the M88 was probably lost at night when visibility was poor, and the road through a dense forest was unmarked.

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US Navy divers were brought in to hook cables onto the sunken vehicle, and had to manoeuvre "through thick layers of mud, clay, and sediment with zero visibility", the statement said.

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