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# visual

adjective (visual); noun (a visual, visuals)

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

## Everyday

1. (adjective) To do with seeing or sight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visual/#m1)
2. (noun) A picture, chart or video used to show or explain something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visual/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school: visual aids like diagrams and charts help explain ideas; in maths, drawing a bar model is a visual way to see a problem. In science: our visual sense uses our eyes. In art and media: visual effects in films.

### Examples

- A diagram is a good visual aid for fractions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visual/#x1)
- The film had amazing visual effects. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visual/#x2)
- Some people are visual learners and like pictures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visual/#x3)
- Use visuals in your presentation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visual/#x4)
- Owls have very sharp visual senses at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visual/#x5)
- A bar chart gives a visual picture of the data. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visual/#x6)

### Note

Adverb: visually. «Visual impairment» means sight loss. Do not confuse with «visible» (able to be seen).

## On Mova

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