visible
1 adj If something is visible, it can be seen.
usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ to/from n
The warning lights were clearly visible..., They found a bacterium visible to the human eye...
2 adj You use visible to describe something or someone that people notice or recognize.
The most visible sign of the intensity of the crisis is unemployment..., He was making a visible effort to control himself...
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visibly adv ADV with v, ADV adj
They emerged visibly distressed and weeping.
3 adj In economics, visible earnings are the money that a country makes as a result of producing goods, rather than from services such as banking and tourism. (BUSINESS) ADJ n (Antonym: invisible)
In the UK visible imports have traditionally been greater than visible exports.