visible
/ˈvɪzəbəl/VIH-zuh-buhl
/ˈvɪzəbəl/VIH-zuh-buhl
Meaningable to be seen
Common meaning: that can be seen
- visto seeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1988 · scan
- ibleable to be
Journey through time
- Latinvideō, vīdī, vīsum‘to see’
- Frenchvisible
- Englishvisible‘that can be seen’ · today
vis also in: videoevidentsupervisetelevision
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin videō ‘to see’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry videō, p. 1988 · dictionary scan
Roots
- videō, vīdī, vīsum Latin “to see”
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