VISUAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does visual mean? 

• VISUAL (adjective)
  The adjective VISUAL has 2 senses:

1. relating to or using sight

2. visible

  Familiarity information: VISUAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VISUAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or using sight

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

ocular; optic; optical; visual

Context example:

visual navigation

Pertainym:

sight (the ability to see; the visual faculty)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Visible

Synonyms:

ocular; visual

Context example:

a visual image

Similar:

seeable; visible (capable of being seen; or open to easy view)

 Context examples 

Research on land-based animals has shown that low oxygen levels can affect vision; humans can lose visual function in low-oxygen conditions.

(Low ocean oxygen levels can blind sea creatures, National Science Foundation)

This allele, which encodes phosducin protein, may be involved in the regulation of both photoreceptor metabolism and light-stimulated visual signaling pathways.

(PDC wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The researchers also found a decrease in power during acute alcohol exposure in the visual regions, which was related to disruption of visual processing.

(Study of brain energy patterns provides new insights into alcohol effects, National Institutes of Health)

A unit of measure equal to the instances of an entity per visual field of a microscope.

(Per Visual Field, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical signs and symptoms include visual disturbances and endocrine deficiencies.

(Adult Craniopharyngioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A meningioma that affects the anterior visual pathway.

(Anterior Visual Pathway Meningioma, NCI Thesaurus)

Any method that uses a visual display of structural or functional patterns of organs or tissues for diagnostic evaluation.

(Diagnostic Imaging, NCI Thesaurus)

Issue associated with the absence of visual indicator.

(No Display or Display Failure Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)

Clinical features may include visual loss, proptosis, and local pain.

(Optic Nerve Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Issue associated with the blocking of optical devices, e.g., visual pathways.

(Optical Obstruction Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)