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单词 visual
释义 vi·su·al
I. \ˈvizh(ə)wəl, -zhəl\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin visualis, from Latin visus sight, vision (from visus, past participle of vidēre to see) + -alis -al — more at wit
1. : of, relating to, or used in vision : serving as the instrument of seeing
 < the visual nerve >
 < the visual sense >
2. : attained or maintained by sight
 < visual impressions >
 < visual knowledge >
 < a language with which he had only a visual acquaintance — H.J.Laski >
 < in the heavy growth … impossible to keep visual contact — H.D.Skidmore >
3. : optical
 < the visual focus of a lens distinguished from the actinic focus >
4. : capable of being seen : visible
 < visual objects >
 < a visual equivalent for feelings which enrich experience — Michael Kitson >
5. : producing mental images : vivid
 < his narratives are stirringly visual — John Mason Brown >
6. : done or executed with the aid of direct sight and without assistance (as from instruments or radar)
 < visual flying >
 < visual bombing >
 < visual navigation >
7. : of, relating to, or constituting a means of instruction (as a map, chart, model, perspective drawing, or documentary film) that appeals to the sense of sight
 < visual aid >
 < visual education >
 < visual lesson >
— compare audio-visual
II. noun
(-s)
1. archaic : visual ray
2. : visualizer
3. : a roughly sketched advertising layout — compare comprehensive
4. visuals plural : the picture images as distinguished from the sounds of a motion picture film
 < a master film maker … knows how to keep his action taut, his visuals alive — Arthur Knight >
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