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Added 29 September 2026

visual

/ˈvɪʒuːəl/ adjective

In Latin: visualis, oculorum Wiktionary

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Related to or affecting the vision.
That can be seen; visible.

noun

Any element of something that depends on sight.
An image; a picture; a graphic.
All the visual elements of a multimedia presentation or entertainment, usually in contrast with normal text or audio.

Origin

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.

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