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Date: 1400-1500
Language: Late Latin
Origin: visualis, from Latin visus; VISION

visual

1 adjective
     
vi‧su‧al1 W3 [usually before noun]
relating to seeing:
Artists translate their ideas into visual images.
The tall tower adds to the visual impact of the building.
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