Del Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishvisiblevis‧i‧ble /ˈvɪzəbəl/ ●●○W3AWL adjective1SEEsomething that is visible can be seenOPP invisibleclearly/highly/barely etc visible
The outline of the mountains was clearly visible.visible to
The sign was clearly visible to passing motorists.
The comet is visible to the naked eye (=can be seen without using special equipment).
Check the plant for any visible signs of disease.2NOTICEan effect that is visible is great enough to be noticedSYN noticeable
There has been a visible change in his attitude.3FAMOUSsomeone who is visible is in a situation in which a lot of people notice themhighly visible politiciansColocacionesadverbsclearly/plainly visibleThe fracture was clearly visible on the X-ray.highly visibleCyclists should wear highly visible colours.easily visibleBy July 26, Mercury should be easily visible in the evening sky.barely/hardly visibleThe parked car was barely visible in the darkness.phrasesvisible to the naked eye (=able to be seen without using special equipment)The comet is now visible to the naked eye.a visible signHe considered the expensive car a visible sign of his achievement.Ejemplos desde el Corpusvisible• He lit the cigarette, keeping both his hands high and visible.• I could feel the blood gone from my face and I knew that my panic was visible.• The stagesoverlap with each other and the process is both continuous and deliberately visible.• The marks are in faintgold, and hardly visible.• The results of the housing policy are clearly visible.• Only the top of his head was visibleabove the water.• The impact on wealthdistribution was already visible by the end of 1992, as Table 8-7 shows.• The other important but less visible change is that those who operate the robots and computers are part-time women workers.• A singleheadlight was suddenly visible far below them.• Trim any visiblefat before frying the meat.• The churchtower is visible from the next village.• No stitching is visible from the right side.• No solar eclipses will be visible from the United States in 1996, and only two will be visible from Earth.• The bulletholes are still clearly visible in the walls.• Black performers have become much more visible on Broadway.• Detectives found no visiblesigns of a struggle.• The stars were barely visible that night.• These stars are barely visible to the naked eye.visible signs• The visible signs are of two mainsorts.• The most visible signs of a growing revivalist spiritappeared in the ministry of James McGready in Kentucky.• Terry had the desire to see how they had been affected, or for any visible signs of compulsion.• When a church is in her infancy there will be the most visible signs of growth, as with a child.• Funeralfurnishing was a trade in which the outward and visible signs of his merchandise helped to advertise his craft.• Yet daytime is also believed to be responsible for about 75% of the visible signs of skinageing.• The neighborhood people sent money, but they had to be careful of more visible signs of support.• The visible signs of this malaise included the loss of inner-city population and jobs and the deterioration of inner-city housing.visible change• The other important but less visible change is that those who operate the robots and computers are part-time women workers.• Then, with a visible change of heart, she carefully smoothed it out again.• Then, without a visible change of mood, he became inscrutable.• The visible changes which this programmecreates have some positive effects on women's place in the discipline.• The biggest visible changes will probably be seen in television programming.highly visible• The 1950s was a period when state intervention in childhood was highly visible.• The effect was to be startling and highly visible.• The moving human body is large, obtrusive and highly visible.• He knew that highly visible and fast results would achieve this objective.• The results were highly visible and, in short order, Tom was promoted.• It is highly visible, but there is an enormousmass of activityunderneath.• Those highly visibleoperations, which featured heavily armed government forces using aggressivepressuretactics, ended in deadlyviolence.• A few people carefully chosen, highly visible, whose deaths might be noticed.Origenvisible(1300-1400)Latinvisibilis, from visus; → VISION
