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# visibility

noun (visibility; uncountable)

«visibility» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. How far or how clearly you can see, especially because of weather or light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibility/#m1)
2. How easy something is to see or notice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibility/#m2)
3. How much people know about or notice someone or something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibility/#m3)

### In the lessons

In weather and road safety: low visibility in fog means drive slowly and use lights; high-visibility (hi-vis) jackets help people be seen. In news and business: a campaign raises visibility. Phrases: «poor visibility», «high-visibility», «visibility is down to …».

### Examples

- Visibility was poor because of thick fog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibility/#x1)
- Wear a high-visibility vest when you cycle at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibility/#x2)
- In the fog, visibility was down to 50 metres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibility/#x3)
- Bright colours increase the visibility of road signs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibility/#x4)
- Pilots need good visibility to land. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibility/#x5)
- The charity wants more visibility for its cause. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibility/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective: visible. «Hi-vis» is short for high-visibility (informal, UK, Australia). In maths, visibility is often measured in metres or kilometres.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «visibility» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibility/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«visibility» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/visibility.html) on Mova free.