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adjective

visible

CEFR B1

capable of being seen; or open to easy view

In a sentence

Six example sentences with visible, each labelled with its topic.

  • A polarizing filter cut the glare so the pebbles on the riverbed became visible from the footbridge above.

    Photography

  • From the ferry deck the volcano stayed visible for almost two hours before haze swallowed its snow-capped cone.

    Travel

  • The bruise was barely visible under the fluorescent lights, so the nurse marked its edges with a soft pencil.

    Medicine

  • Our eyes catch only the visible slice of the spectrum, a narrow band between the infrared and the ultraviolet.

    Science

  • Van Gogh left every brushstroke visible, thick ridges of paint that catch the gallery lights from across the room.

    Art

  • The point guard's frustration was visible from the last row, arms wide at every whistle that went against him.

    Basketball

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