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Meaning of "visibility" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VISIBILITY

visibility  [ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VISIBILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Visibility is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES VISIBILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

visibility

Visibility

In meteorology, visibility is a measure of the distance at which an object or light can be clearly discerned. It is reported within surface weather observations and METAR code either in meters or statute miles, depending upon the country. Visibility affects all forms of traffic: roads, sailing and aviation. Meteorological visibility refers to transparency of air: in dark, meteorological visibility is still the same as in daylight for the same air.

Definition of visibility in the English dictionary

The first definition of visibility in the dictionary is the condition or fact of being visible. Other definition of visibility is clarity of vision or relative possibility of seeing. Visibility is also the range of vision.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VISIBILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
affordability
əˌfɔːdəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VISIBILITY

visible
visible balance
visible exports
visible horizon
visible imports
visible light
visible panty line
visible radiation
visible speech
visibleness
visibly
visier
Visigoth
Visigothic
visile
visiogenic
vision
vision mixer
vision mixing

WORDS THAT END LIKE VISIBILITY

agility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
viability
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of visibility in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «visibility» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VISIBILITY

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

Translator English - Chinese

可见度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

visibilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

visibility
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दृश्यता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وُضُوح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

видимость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

visibilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দৃষ্টিপাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

visibilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penglihatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

視界
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Visibilitas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tầm nhìn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தன்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दृश्यमानता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

görünürlük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

visibilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

widoczność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

видимість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vizibilitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ορατότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sigbaarheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

synlighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

synlighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of visibility

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VISIBILITY»

The term «visibility» is very widely used and occupies the 9.548 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of visibility
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VISIBILITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «visibility» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «visibility» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «VISIBILITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word visibility.
1
Brian Behlendorf
In true open source development, there's lots of visibility all the way through the development process.
2
David Caruso
My visibility may have gotten Hollywood to redefine what's attractive.
3
Margaret Cho
The power of visibility can never be underestimated.
4
Gary Coleman
I don't hurt or want for visibility, but people seem to forget pretty easily.
5
Shreya Ghoshal
Music reality shows provide a platform to people who have talent and gives them visibility and exposure. It is a win-win situation for participants.
6
John Gutfreund
People in Philadelphia are a world apart from New York. They're very different from people in the New York scene. The New York scene wants your visibility and wants your money.
7
John Hawkes
I don't mean to be highfalutin about it, but I try to limit my visibility.
8
Jane Hirshfield
In the dream life, you don't deliberately set out to dream about a house night after night; the dream itself insists you look at whatever is trying to come into visibility.
9
Mikko Hypponen
Foreigners like me have no privacy rights whatsoever. Yet we keep using U.S.-based services all the time, making us a legal target for gathering and storing our private information. Other countries do surveillance as well. But nobody has the global visibility that United States does.
10
Dean Karnazes
When I was running across the country, I was doing 40 or 50 miles a day in sleeting snow with zero visibility for five or six days in a row. Ten to 12 hours of running in that is monotony beyond belief.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VISIBILITY»

Discover the use of visibility in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to visibility and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
All the Rage: The Story of Gay Visibility in America
Taking on the common wisdom that equates visibility with full integration, All the Rage maps the terrain on which gays are accepted as witty film accessories and sassy sitcom stars yet denied full citizenship.
Suzanna Danuta Walters, 2003
2
The New Politics of Surveillance and Visibility
This collection challenges conventional wisdom and advances new theoretical approaches through a series of studies of surveillance in policing, the military, commercial enterprises, mass media, and health sciences.
Richard V. Ericson, Kevin D. Haggerty, 2006
3
Search Engine Visibility
Aimed at developers, designers, programmers, and online marketers, explains how to build user-friendly and effective Web sites that attract traffic from search engines.
Shari Thurow, 2003
4
High visibility: the making and marketing of professionals ...
This enlightening book describes and explains the new industry that has evolved to help achieve "visibility" in one's professional life.
Irving J. Rein, Philip Kotler, Martin R. Stoller, 1997
5
High Visibility, Third Edition: Transforming Your Personal ...
Now, in this new third edition, international communication expert Irving Rein, international marketing guru Philip Kotler, and coauthors Michael Hamlin and Martin Stoller show you how to achieve and benefit from high visibility--in any ...
Irving Rein, Philip Kotler, Michael Hamlin, 2005
6
Visibility
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Boris Starling, 2008
7
Circuits of Visibility: Gender and Transnational Media Cultures
Covering the internet, television, books, telecommunications, newspapers, and activist media work, the volume directs focused attention to the ways in which gender and sexuality issues are constructed and mobilized across the globe.
Radha S. Hegde, 2011
8
The Spectacular Modern Woman: Feminine Visibility in the 1920s
Liz Conor explores the role of media technology in the emergence of the 'modern woman' in the 1920s.
Liz Conor, 2004
9
Art and Visibility in Migratory Culture: Conflict, ...
This book explores the idea that art can enact small-scale resistances against the status quo in the social domain. These acts, which we call "little resistances," determine the limited yet potentially powerful political impact of art.
Mieke Bal, Miguel Á Hernández-Navarro, 2011
10
Out in the Country: Youth, Media, and Queer Visibility in ...
This important book shows that, in addition to the spaces of Main Street, rural LGBT youth explore and carve out online spaces to fashion their emerging queer identities.
Mary L. Gray, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VISIBILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term visibility is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gigamon launches security delivery platform for visibility into …
If you're familiar with Gigamon, you likely know them as the market-leading vendor in the emerging "visibility fabric" space. The company's products provide ... «Network World, Jul 15»
2
10 Visibility Measuring Devices Installed at Delhi Airport
New Delhi: The Delhi Airport has installed 10 indigenous visibility measuring devices - 'Drishti' - on its three runways to ensure safe landing and take-off of ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
3
RPT-COLUMN-China boosts oil trading visibility, market power …
CHINA BOOSTS COMMODITY TRADING VISIBILITY. But no matter what the reasons are for Chinaoil stepping up its visibility, there is no doubt about the impact. «Reuters, May 15»
4
RSA® Security Analytics Now Extends Visibility from the Endpoint to …
This release also is built to offer visibility into attacks that target critical customer-facing web and mobile applications, and introduces data privacy capabilities. «PR Newswire, Apr 15»
5
Like Mars: Dusty Sandstorm Blocks Visibility And Travel In Dubai
Dubai took on a Mars-like glow Thursday, after a major sandstorm descended upon the city in the United Arab Emirates. Conditions forced airlines to delay or ... «NPR, Apr 15»
6
Low visibility causes 218 traffic accidents across UAE
Dubai — The severe standstorm that engulfed the whole of the UAE and caused a sharp fall in visibility also caused 217 accidents in Dubai and Sharjah and at ... «Khaleej Times, Apr 15»
7
Today Is The International Transgender Day of Visibility, And Here's …
March 31st 2015 marks the sixth International Transgender Day of Visibility. The goal of the day is to celebrate life and transgender accomplishments while ... «The Mary Sue, Mar 15»
8
State police giving away high-visibility motorcycle vests
(AP) - State police are giving out specially designed high-visibility vests to ... project to increase the number of motorcyclists using high-visibility clothing or gear. «Washington Times, Mar 15»
9
Dense fog makes for poor visibility
... when it's foggy. Also, use the pavement markings that are on the roadway. This heavy fog significantly reduces visibility to one quarter mile or less at times. «WTNH, Mar 15»
10
Low visibility warning issued
NCMS, in a statement released today, pointed out that poor visibility reached 500 metres at Al Maktoum International Airport, and 1, 400 metres in Al Ain, ... «gulfnews.com, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Visibility [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/visibility>. May 2024 ».
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