visual

== English == === Alternative forms === visuall (obsolete, rare) === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvɪʒuːəl/, /ˈvɪzjuːəl/, /ˈvɪʒəl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈvɪʒuəl/, /ˈvɪʒwəl/ === Adjective === visual (comparative more visual, superlative most visual) Related to or affecting the vision. (obsolete) That can be seen; visible. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === visual (plural visuals) Any element of something that depends on sight. An image; a picture; a graphic. (in the plural) All the visual elements of a multimedia presentation or entertainment, usually in contrast with normal text or audio. (advertising) A preliminary sketch. (music) Any element of a show done by a marching band besides the marching and playing of instruments. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== References ==== Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “visual”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “4873168”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Further reading === “visual”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “visual”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === Auvils == Asturian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin visuālis, from Latin visus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈswal/ [biˈswal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: vi‧sual === Adjective === visual (epicene, plural visuales) visual == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin visuālis, from Latin visus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [bi.zuˈal] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [vi.zuˈal] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: vi‧su‧al === Adjective === visual m or f (masculine and feminine plural visuals) visual ==== Derived terms ==== audiovisual visualitzar visualment === Further reading === “visual”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “visual”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “visual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “visual”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Galician == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin visuālis, from Latin visus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈswal/ [biˈs̺wɑɫ] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: vi‧sual === Adjective === visual m or f (plural visuais) visual ==== Derived terms ==== visualmente === Further reading === “visual”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “visual”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Late Latin visualis (“of sight”), from Latin visus (“sight”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [viˈsual] Hyphenation: vi‧su‧al === Adjective === visual visual related to or affecting the vision that can be seen; visible ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “visual”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Occitan == === Alternative forms === visuau === Pronunciation === === Adjective === visual m (feminine singular visuala, masculine plural visuals, feminine plural visualas) visual === Further reading === Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2026, page 737 == Piedmontese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viˈzɥal/ === Noun === visual f (plural visuaj) view === Adjective === visual visual == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin visuālis, from Latin visus. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: vi‧su‧al === Adjective === visual m or f (plural visuais) visual ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === visual m (plural visuais) look, style Synonym: look === Further reading === “visual”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “visual” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “visual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin visuālis, from Latin visus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈswal/ [biˈswal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: vi‧sual === Adjective === visual m or f (masculine and feminine plural visuales) visual ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “visual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “visual”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA