adj. 1. Of or relating to the sense of sight: a visual organ; visual receptors on the retina. 2. Seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible: a visual presentation; a design with a dramatic visual effect. 3. Optical. 4. Done, maintained, or executed by sight only: visual navigation. 5. Having the nature of or producing an image in the mind: a visual memory of the scene. 6. Of or relating to a method of instruction involving sight. n. A picture, chart, or other presentation that appeals to the sense of sight, used in promotion or for illustration or narration: an ad campaign with striking visuals; trying to capture a poem in a cinematic visual. [Middle English, from Late Latin vīsuālis, from Latin vīsus, sight, from past participle of vidēre, to see; see VISION.] visu·al·ly adv. visu·al·ness, vi′su·ali·ty (-ălĭ-tē) n. |
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