Words / B2

VIZH-oo-uh-l/ˈvɪʒuəl/

Visual means connected with seeing or with pictures: visual evidence; visual literacy. Visible means able to be seen (already in the dictionary); pictorial is narrower. Caption visual evidence in the booklet. Mix-up: visor is a helmet shield. Do not write visual for “obvious” (that is evident).

Meaning

Connected with seeing or with pictures.

Examples

• “Visual evidence in the source booklet is still evidence: caption it.”
• “The visual arts option is a separate endorsement, which is the subject sense.”

Good to know

visual evidence / literacy / arts; visually. Able to be seen: visible. Trap: visor. Source work and art. Pictures and seeing, not “obvious”.

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