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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VIS'IBLE, a. s as z. [L. visibilis.]
1. Perceivable by the eye; that can be seen; as a visible star; the least spot is visible on white paper; air agitated by heat becomes visible; as the air near a heated stove, or over a dry sandy plain, appears like pellucid waves.
Virtue made visible in outward grace.
2. Discovered to the eye; as visible spirits.
3. Apparent; open; conspicuous. Factions at court became more visible.
Visible church, in theology, the apparent church of Christ; the whole body of professed believers in Christ, as contradistinguished from the real or invisible church, consisting of sanctified persons.
Visible horizon, the line that bounds the sight.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: capable of being seen; or open to easy view; "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files" [syn: visible, seeable] [ant: invisible, unseeable]
2: obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression"
3: 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"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin visibilis, from visus, past participle of vid?re to see Date: 14th century 1. a. capable of being seen <stars visible to the naked eye> b. situated in the region of the electromagnetic spectrum perceptible to human vision <visible light> — used of radiation having a wavelength between about 400 nanometers and 700 nanometers 2. a. exposed to view <the visible horizon> b. (1) conspicuous <has played a highly visible role in the negotiations> (2) well-known <a highly visible politician> 3. capable of being discovered or perceived ; recognizable <no visible means of support> 4. accessible 4 <visible resources> 5. devised to keep a particular part or item always in full view or readily seen or referred to <a visible index> • visibleness noun • visibly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 a that can be seen by the eye. b (of light) within the range of wavelengths to which the eye is sensitive. 2 that can be perceived or ascertained; apparent, open (has no visible means of support; spoke with visible impatience). 3 (of exports etc.) consisting of actual goods (cf. invisible exports). Phrases and idioms: the Church visible the whole body of professed Christian believers. visible horizon see HORIZON 1b. Derivatives: visibleness n. visibly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF visible or L visibilis f. videre vis- see

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. Virtue made visible in outward grace. --Young. 2. Noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous. --Shak. The factions at court were greater, or more visible, than before. --Clarendon. 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. -- Vis"i*ble*ness, n. -- Vis"i*bly, adv.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If something is visible, it can be seen. The warning lights were clearly visible... They found a bacterium visible to the human eye... ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ to/from n 2. You use visible to describe something or someone that people notice or recognize. The most visible sign of the intensity of the crisis is unemployment... He was making a visible effort to control himself... ADJ • visibly They emerged visibly distressed and weeping. ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj 3. In economics, visible earnings are the money that a country makes as a result of producing goods, rather than from services such as banking and tourism. (BUSINESS) In the UK visible imports have traditionally been greater than visible exports. ? invisible ADJ: ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Perceptible, discernible, in view, in sight, to be seen, perceivable by the eye. 2. Apparent, manifest, evident, open, obvious, conspicuous, clear, plain, palpable, patent, unmistakable, noticeable, observable.

Moby Thesaurus

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