From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Visible \Vis"i*ble\, a. [L. visibilis, fr. videre, visum, to
see: cf. F. visible. See {Vision}.]
1. Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen;
perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot
is visible on white paper.
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Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible
and invisible. --Bk. of Com.
Prayer.
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Virtue made visible in outward grace. --Young.
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2. Noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous. --Shak.
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The factions at court were greater, or more visible,
than before. --Clarendon.
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{Visible church} (Theol.), the apparent church of Christ on
earth; the whole body of professed believers in Christ, as
contradistinguished from the invisible, or real, church,
consisting of sanctified persons.
{Visible horizon}. Same as {Apparent horizon}, under
{Apparent}.
[1913 Webster] -- {Vis"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Vis"i*bly},
adv.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
visibleness
n 1: quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by
the eye or obvious to the eye; "low visibility caused by
fog" [syn: {visibility}, {visibleness}] [ant:
{invisibility}, {invisibleness}]
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