visibility
part of speech
noun (visibility; uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) How far or how clearly you can see, especially because of weather or light. tree →
2) How easy something is to see or notice. tree →
3) How much people know about or notice someone or something. tree →
sense in the lessons
In weather and road safety: low visibility in fog means drive slowly and use lights; high-visibility (hi-vis) jackets help people be seen. In news and business: a campaign raises visibility. Phrases: «poor visibility», «high-visibility», «visibility is down to …».
examples
- Visibility was poor because of thick fog. tree →
- Wear a high-visibility vest when you cycle at night. tree →
- In the fog, visibility was down to 50 metres. tree →
- Bright colours increase the visibility of road signs. tree →
- Pilots need good visibility to land. tree →
- The charity wants more visibility for its cause. tree →
note
Uncountable. Adjective: visible. «Hi-vis» is short for high-visibility (informal, UK, Australia). In maths, visibility is often measured in metres or kilometres.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «visibility» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.