visible

«visible» in Mova's school dictionary: able to be seen — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Visible means able to be seen. tree →

2) Visible can also mean easy to notice or obvious. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons, visible light is the light our eyes can see, made of the colours of the rainbow; some things, like germs and air, are not visible to the eye. In safety, wearing bright or reflective clothes makes you visible to drivers at night. Phrases: «visible to the naked eye», «clearly visible», «make yourself visible», «visible light».

examples

• Wear a reflective vest so you are visible to drivers. tree →
• The moon was visible in the daytime sky. tree →
• Germs are too small to be visible without a microscope. tree →
• The ship was just visible on the horizon. tree →
• Visible light is split into colours by a prism. tree →
• Her scar is hardly visible now. tree →
• It was a moonlight night; everything was visible. tree →

note

Adjective; spelt -ible, not -able. Opposite: «invisible». Noun: «visibility» (how far you can see, e.g. in fog).

In the corpora

• Mould sends threads deep into soft food, so cutting off the visible spot does not make soft food like strawberries safe.
• The Moon is often visible in the daytime sky, depending on its phase.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «visible» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.