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Meaning of "invisible" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INVISIBLE

invisible  [ɪnˈvɪzəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INVISIBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Invisible can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INVISIBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

invisible

Invisibility

Invisibility is the state of an object that cannot be seen. An object in this state is said to be invisible. The term is often used in fantasy/science fiction, where objects are literally made unseeable by magical or technological means; however, its effects can also be demonstrated in the real world, particularly in physics and perceptual psychology classes. Since objects can be seen by light in the visible spectrum from a source reflecting off their surfaces and hitting the viewer's eye, the most natural form of invisibility is an object that neither reflects nor absorbs light. This is known as transparency, and is seen in many naturally occurring materials. Visibility also depends on the eyes of the observer and/or the instruments used. Thus an object can be classified as "invisible to" a person, animal, instrument, etc. In research on sensorial perception it has been shown that invisibility is perceived in cycles.

Definition of invisible in the English dictionary

The first definition of invisible in the dictionary is not visible; not able to be perceived by the eye. Other definition of invisible is concealed from sight; hidden. Invisible is also not easily seen or noticed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INVISIBLE


advisable
ədˈvaɪzəbəl
divisible
dɪˈvɪzəbəl
exercisable
ˈeksəˌsaɪzəbəl
generalizable
ˈdʒɛnrəˌlaɪzəbəl
indivisible
ˌɪndɪˈvɪzəbəl
ionizable
ˈaɪəˌnaɪzəbəl
irreplevisable
ˌɪrɪˈplɛvɪzəbəl
localizable
ˈləʊkəˌlaɪzəbəl
oxidizable
ˈɒksɪˌdaɪzəbəl
polarizable
ˈpəʊləˌraɪzəbəl
realisable
ˈrɪəˌlaɪzəbəl
realizable
ˈrɪəlaɪzəbəl
recognizable
ˌrɛkəɡˈnaɪzəbəl
replevisable
rɪˈplevɪzəbəl
revisable
rɪˈvaɪzəbəl
sizable
ˈsaɪzəbəl
sizeable
ˈsaɪzəbəl
unrecognisable
ʌnˈrɛkəɡnaɪzəbəl
unrecognizable
ʌnˈrɛkəɡˌnaɪzəbəl
utilisable
ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪzəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INVISIBLE

inviolableness
inviolably
inviolacy
inviolate
inviolately
inviolateness
invious
invirile
inviscid
invisibility
invisible assets
invisible balance
invisible earnings
invisible exports
invisible imports
invisible ink
invisible mending
invisibleness
invisibly
invital

WORDS THAT END LIKE INVISIBLE

accessible
admissible
collapsible
compatible
extensible
feasible
fusible
impossible
inaccessible
incomprehensible
irresponsible
irreversible
ostensible
permissible
plausible
possible
responsible
reversible
sensible
submersible
visible

Synonyms and antonyms of invisible in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INVISIBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «invisible» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of invisible

Translation of «invisible» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INVISIBLE

Find out the translation of invisible to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of invisible from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «invisible» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无形的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

invisible
570 millions of speakers

English

invisible
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अदृश्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خَفِيٌّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

невидимый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

invisível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অদৃশ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

invisible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak dapat dilihat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unsichtbar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

目に見えない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보이지 않는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora katon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô hình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்ணுக்கு தெரியாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अदृश्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

görünmez
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

invisibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niewidzialny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невидимий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

invizibil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αόρατος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onsigbare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

osynlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

usynlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of invisible

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INVISIBLE»

The term «invisible» is very widely used and occupies the 8.600 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INVISIBLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about invisible

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10 QUOTES WITH «INVISIBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word invisible.
1
Barbara de Angelis
Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible - it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could.
2
Dan Aykroyd
My great-grandfather, Sam Aykroyd, was a dentist in Kingston, Ontario, and he was also an Edwardian spiritualist researcher who was very interested in what was going on in the invisible world, the survival of the consciousness, precipitated paintings, mediumship, and trans-channeling.
3
Bonnie Bassler
You can find bacteria everywhere. They're invisible to us. I've never seen a bacterium, except under a microscope. They're so small, we don't see them, but they are everywhere.
4
Bjornstjerne Bjornson
When you teach children that the life here below is nothing to the life above, that to be visible is nothing in comparison with being invisible, that to be a human being is nothing in comparison with being dead, that is not the way to teach them to view life properly or to love life, to gain courage, strength for work, and love of country.
5
Leos Carax
I've always been interested in invisible worlds, and I like to visit digital worlds, you know, any world that's imposed on us.
6
Nick Cave
I suspect the older you get the more invisible you become.
7
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible.
8
Ralph Ellison
I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.
9
Ralph Ellison
I am an invisible man. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids - and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.
10
Charles Fillmore
Words are also seeds, and when dropped into the invisible spiritual substance, they grow and bring forth after their kind.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INVISIBLE»

Discover the use of invisible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to invisible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Invisible
Three different narrators tell the story of Invisible, a novel that travels in time from 1967 to 2007 and moves from Morningside Heights, to the Left Bank of Paris, to a remote island in the Caribbean.
Paul Auster, 2010
2
Invisible Man
The book is a passionate and witty tour de force of style, strongly influenced by T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, Joyce, and Dostoevsky. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Ralph Ellison, 2010
3
Invisible
You could say that my railroad, the Madham Line, is almost the most important thing in my life.
Pete Hautman, 2012
4
Invisible Life: A Novel
Invisible Life is the story of a young man's coming of age. Law school, girlfriends, and career choices were all part of Raymond Tyler's life, but there were other, more terrifying issues for him to confront.
E. Lynn Harris, 2012
5
Invisible
Eccentric, edgy, and unique, a wordless book is illustrated in bold contrasts that, depending on the background, cause things to mysteriously disappear and reappear, creating hilarious scenarios.
Katja Kamm, 2006
6
Fighting Invisible Tigers
Tests, reports, sports, band, homework, after-school job-the list of things you have to do can be long. At times it can be hard to deal with issues that come up at home and with friends. Fighting Invisible Tigers can help.
Earl Hipp, 2009
7
In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in ...
"In this stunningly written book, a Western trained Muslim doctor brings alive what it means for a woman to live in the Saudi Kingdom.
Qanta Ahmed,, 2008
8
Invisible Lives: The Erasure of Transsexual and ...
Invisible Lives is the first scholarly study of transgendered people—cross-dressers, drag queens and transsexuals—and their everyday lives.
Viviane Namaste, 2000
9
The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us
The creators of the famous "gorilla experiment" that demonstrated people's inattention to obvious facts draw on hundreds of creative experiments to whimsically reveal how the human race overrates its mental capacity.
Christopher F. Chabris, Daniel J. Simons, 2011
10
An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old ...
Presents the true story of a friendship that has spanned three decades, recounting how the author, a harried sales executive, befriended an eleven-year-old panhandler, changing both of their lives forever.
Laura Schroff, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INVISIBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term invisible is used in the context of the following news items.
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Video: Solving the mystery of the invisible 'sea sapphire' | Science …
Male “sea sapphires” are a study in extremes. While swimming in tropical and subtropical waters around the world, the ant-sized crustaceans, ... «Science /AAAS, Jul 15»
2
Camera trick reveals black leopard's invisible spots - Futurity
Infrared cameras forced to stay in “night mode” show that black leopards share a similar feature with their tawny counterparts: spots. From the ... «Futurity: Research News, Jul 15»
3
Sandra Bland And The Invisible Plight Of Black Women In The …
In McKinney, Texas, 15-year-old Dajerria Becton was tackled to the ground, kneed in the neck, and handcuffed by a police officer while she ... «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»
4
St. Jude Medical's Invisible Trial System Gets FDA Approval …
recently announced that it has gained the FDA go-ahead for its Invisible Trial System - an app-based neuromodulation programming system, ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
5
the invisible barn by STPMJ mirrors the californian woodland
the site specific folly 'the invisible barn' by new york-based architects STPMJ, can be spotted in tahoe national forest, california. blended into its ... «Designboom, Jul 15»
6
Underfed, Stunted, Abused: Urban India's Invisible Children?
Shocking new statistics by the NGO Save The Children throw up some very disturbing facts. One out of every two children in India is ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
7
Cloud portability and business agility: The invisible link - Firstpost
Business agility is an extremely significant aspect for a modern enterprise that seeks global markets, fast product launches or wants operations ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
8
Beautiful sea sapphire can make itself invisible in an instant - New …
Red and blue and green and violet and… Invisible. Sea sapphires have been described as “the most beautiful animal you've never seen”. «New Scientist, Jul 15»
9
Scientists uncover how this tiny sea creature becomes invisible (video)
Understanding the sea sapphire's shimmery invisibility cloak could open the way to a new generation of optics. Sea sapphires are tiny ... «Treehugger, Jul 15»
10
School forced to ban 'invisible hot chips'
The Doritos Roulette snack comes in a bag containing a mixture of regular crisps and some which are coated in an invisible chilli powder ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»

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