visible

[US]/ˈvɪzəbl/
[UK]/ˈvɪzəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. obvious; able to be seen; existing
n. something that can be seen; tangible items in import and export trade.

Phrases & Collocations

visible light

clearly visible

easily visible

visible spectrum

highly visible

visible image

visible range

visible trade

visible laser

Example Sentences

The stars were clearly visible in the night sky.

The damage to the building was visible from a distance.

Her anger was visible in her clenched fists.

The outline of the mountain was barely visible through the fog.

The writing on the wall was barely visible after years of fading.

The importance of education is visible in the progress of society.

The impact of climate change is visible in the melting glaciers.

The warning signs were clearly visible along the hiking trail.

The excitement was visible on her face as she opened the gift.

The tension between them was visible to everyone in the room.

Real-world Examples

Visible signs include a distended abdomen with ascites, and Caput Medusae or visibly engorged superficial abdominal veins.

Source: Osmosis - Digestion

As computers become ever more prevalent, so the typewriter has become less and less visible.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation February 2017

Make your ideas visible, tangible, and consequential.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) February 2015 Collection

Just a tip of it visible above the water.

Source: BBC Listening Collection April 2014

No emotion was visible on his face.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

But dark coats leave them plainly visible against the snow.

Source: Nordic Wild Style Chronicles

The industrialist minimalist aesthetic is visible in all of them.

Source: A Small Story, A Great Documentary

These changes were gradual and at first scarcely visible.

Source: Past exam translation questions for the English graduate entrance examination.

The iconic St. Louis Arch, barely visible under the onslaught of snow.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation January 2014

The building was visible through the trees.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

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