vis cid /'visid/ adj. (formal or technical A ill)
sticky and slimy : the viscid
lining of the intestine
mmm
vis-cose
/'viskauz; -kous; NAmE -kous;
-kouz/ noun [U] (especially BrE) a
chemical made from cellulose, used to make fibres which can be used to make clothes, etc.
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vis-count /'vaikaunt/ noun (in
vis-count-cy /'vaikauntsi/ noun the rank
or position of a viscount 7 HU& ( )
vis count ess /'vaikauntos/ noun 1 a woman
who has the rank of a viscount fc T f| 2
the wife of a viscount TS-A A
viscous Y'viskas/ adj. (technical Ain) (of
a liquid j&{£) thick
and sticky; not flowing freely £r(j
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vis-cos-ity /vi'sknsati; NAmE -'skcus-/
noun [U] vise
/vais/ noun (NAmE) = vice(3) visi
bil ity /.viza'bilati/ noun [U] 1 how far
or well you can see, especially as affected by the light or the weather RjMJt; good/poor/bad/
zero visibility M JE ft /{ft / H/ A ^ 0 Visibility was
down to about 100 metres in the fog. # A (ft
ills J
T 100 A<> o The car has excellent all-round visibility (= you can see what is around you very easily from it), ° 2 the fact or state of
being easy to see nf JOfe ; Bf| S {4 : high visibility equipment for cyclists ^
0
The advertisements were intended to increase the company’s visibility in
the marketplace (= to make people more aware of their
products and services).
a& a.
vis ible 0-w /vizabl/ adj.
1
that can be seen # ; of fg $j: The house is
clearly visible from the beach.
PJf 7 o 0 Most stars are not visible to the naked eye. A ^ S M |^0 BS # 7 JaL o 2 that is obvious enough to be noticed Bf] k. 4j ; EEC] obvious: visible
benefits o a
visible police presence fjfjiL
0 He showed no visible sign of emotion. ft&M ill 7 If & =. o
She made a visible effort to control her anger. g B7Jt Ao — compare invis
ible
.visible
mi'nority noun (CanE) a group
whose members are clearly different in race from those of the majority race in
a society ( H
)
vis ibly /‘vizabli/ adv. in a way
that is easily noticeable
ir ^ 'M ftfe; H JjL itfe: He was visibly shocked. ##&{&;A AflUsU o She paled visibly at the news.
MfrfBiATl H
vi sion 0-m /'Vi3n/ noun
1 [u] the
ability to see; the area that you can see from a particular position fftA;
IIif: to have good/perfect/
poor/blurred/normal vision A & / ® # / It / /
IE # 0 20-20 vision (= the ability to see perfectly) * 20-20 Cats have good night vision.
MA#? o 0 The couple moved outside her field of vision. jkx^AS/^JFTM^Mifo 0 He glimpsed something on the edge of his vision, fife 14 BS W JE T & ft A *> — see also tunnel vision o note at sight 2 [C] an idea or a picture in your imagination *1 %.; H. : He had a vision of a world in
which there would be no wars. #,£J o l had visions of us getting hopelessly lost.
& & %. & {fr % £ A T 3? fa3 [C] a dream or similar experience, especially of a religious kind P£]'; Al#.;
#7; #!£.: The idea came to her in a vision. ASIftf7j&AAlL 4 [U] the
ability to
think about or plan the future with great imagination and intelligence j$jlj£fc' A ; 05 A ; EEEl foresight: a leader of vision 5 [C] a ~ (of sth)
(literary) a person of great beauty or who shows the
quality mentioned ®J§; A
{ill; #••• AMWA: She
was a vision in white lace. j£l$ AMA®
To O a vision of loveliness 6 [U] the picture on
a television or cinema/movie theater screen ( Efe$0,^
| 224> visiting
ffPjuPWJ ) IMfE mW\:
We apologize for the loss of vision.
vi-sion-ary /’vi3anri; NAmE -3aneri/ adj., noun
2
adj. 1 (approving) original and showing the ability to
think about or plan the future with great imagination and intelligence AMAW;
WftJJE#); a
visionary leader 2
relating to dreams
or strange experiences, especially of a religious kind ^ AIM; tfAIM; ( #707
visionaiy experiences ( 5s5fJc )
3
noun (pi. -ies)
(usually approving) a person who has the ability
to think about or plan the future in a way that is intelligent or shows
imagination ff B5 A 0$ A; ffjzsJEA
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'vision mixer noun (BrE) a person whose job is to choose images for television and to show them
in the best way (
visit /’vizit/ verb, noun
4
verb 1 [VN] to go to see a person or a place
for a period
of time ijj lA ; WVj; # M ; #M: She went to visit relatives in
(computing if) to
go to a website on the Internet ijj |'n]
( II If [«] ± ^ l«] fk ) : For more information, visit our
website, If,
ifi^|n]®{n 3 to stay
some
where for a short time ( if 1 ) ff jig: [V] We don’t live here. We’re just visiting. f£{n7f£j£j£lL Hff o
0 [VN] The lake is
also visited by seals in the summer. 4 [VN] to make an
official visit to sb, for example to perform checks or give advice MS; government inspectors visiting
schools ’visit sth on/upon
sb/sth (old use) to
punish sb/sth XT": The sins of the fathers are
visited upon the children (= children are blamed or
suffer for what their parents have done).
A±o 'visit with sb (NAmE) to spend time with sb,
especially talking socially Affl A;
Aj^AffHjfc: Come
and visit with me some time.
'fHmmmmmmo
m noun 1 - (to sb/sth) (from sb) an occasion or a period of time when sb goes to see a place or person
and spends time there iAN; #X1; jag; 3fM: It’s my first
visit to
an exchange visit to
you have time, pay a visit to the local museum, ifc A ff #Xj0,—T 0 We had a visit from the
police last night. Bf „ 0 Is this a social
visit, or is it business ? j&
ji ft W W W, 2 H ik #
'I4
? o a visit to the doctor o (BrE) a home visit
(= when your doctor visits you) it El tB
i# -“-see also flying visit 2 (computing if) an occasion when sb looks at a website on the Internet (• ) i/j IT:
Visits
to our website have doubled in a year. 111 ^ ^ l'°] ~¥ A H 7 0 3 ~ (with sb) (NAmE, informal)
an occasion when two or more people meet to talk in an informal way fiA;
vis it ation /.vizi’teijn/ noun 1 [U] (NAmE) the
right of a parent who is divorced or separated from his or her partner to visit
a child who is living with the partner ( )
^{1®: She is seeking more
liberal visitation with her daughter.
MlEA#AXfAJL M § A 0 visitation rights J
— compare access n.(2) 2 [C, U] ~ (of/from sb/sth) (formal) an official visit, especially to check that rules are being obeyed and
everything is as it should be M 3 [C] ~ (of/from sb/sth) (formal) an unexpected appearance of sth, for example a ghost ( (ft )
MlM, AUfl 4 [C] ~ (of sth) (formal) a
disaster that
is believed to be a punishment from God (
SUftl )-A2te, :Axt, AfS: a visitation of plague A
vis-it-ing /’Vizitir)/
adj. [only
before noun] a visiting professor or lecturer is one
who is teaching for a fixed period at a particular university or college, but
who