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visibility

Definition

  • noun: the ability to see or be seen
  • noun: the quality or state of being 'visible'
  • used especially to describe how far you are able to see because of weather conditions, darkness, etc.
  • synonyms: cat, aerospace, aerosphere

Examples

  • Joggers should wear light-colored clothes to increase their 'visibility'. [=to make it easier for people to see them]

  • It was a clear day with good 'visibility'. [=a day when you could see a long distance because the air was clear]

  • The extra publicity helped to increase the company's 'visibility'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Metropolis Airport, this is Air Force One. Could we have the latest weather report? Metropolis currently ceiling , overcast broken... ... visibility one-half in showers. Wind ----. Altimeter ---. Roger. Doesn't look good. What do you think? -What the hell was that? (..)
    1978 Superman