visible

/ˈvi-zə-bəl/

Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin visibilis, from visus, past participle of vidēre to see

adjective

  1. capable of being seen

  2. situated in the region of the electromagnetic spectrum perceptible to human vision —used of radiation having a wavelength between about 400 nanometers and 700 nanometers

  3. exposed to view

stars visible to the naked eye

visible light

noun

  1. a visible person or thing : someone or something that can be seen or perceived

He achieved important results in both these endeavors, which, being visible, have received ample notice as the visibles of history usually do …

noun

  1. a set of phonetic symbols based on symbols for articulatory position

  2. speech reproduced spectrographically