'Visible' definitions:
Definition of 'visible'
From: WordNet
adjective
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]
adjective
Obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression"
adjective
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"
Definition of 'Visible'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. [1913 Webster]
- Virtue made visible in outward grace. --Young. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The factions at court were greater, or more visible, than before. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster] -- {Vis"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Vis"i*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'visible'
From: 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