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English Dictionary: visible	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
visible adj capable of being seen; or open to easy view; "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files" Synonym(s): visible, seeable Antonym(s): invisible, unseeable obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression" present and easily available; "the cash on hand is adequate for current needs"; "emergency police were on hand in case of trouble"; "a visible supply"; "visible resources"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visible \Vis"ible\, 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. Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. Virtue made visible in outward grace. --Young. 2. Noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous. --Shak. The factions at court were greater, or more visible, than before. --Clarendon. {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}. -- {Vis"ibleness}, n. -- {Vis"i*bly}, adv.