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visible

/ˈvɪzəbl/adjective

उच्चारण विज़बल

दृश्य, दिखाई देने वाला

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adjective
  1. 1

    that can be seen

    दृश्य, दिखाई देने वाला

    • The fort is visible from miles away.
    • The stars are not visible tonight.
    • The mountains were clearly visible from our hotel window.
    + 3 more examples
    • The smoke was visible for miles around.
    • Stars are barely visible in the city sky.
    • The old scar is hardly visible now.

    Synonyms seeable perceptible observable in view noticeable

    Opposite invisible hidden concealed unseen

  2. 2

    that is obvious enough to be noticed

    स्पष्ट, प्रत्यक्ष

    • There has been a visible improvement in her writing.
    • a visible sign of stress
    • There was visible relief on his face when the result came.
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    • The team made visible progress this season.
    • A visible change came over her after the news.
    • He had no visible reason to be angry.

    Synonyms obvious evident apparent conspicuous marked

    Opposite imperceptible hidden inconspicuous

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

be visible (from / to / above / through sth)

Use from for the place of viewing, to for the viewer, and above or through for the position or the medium.

देखने के स्थान के लिए 'from', देखने वाले के लिए 'to', और स्थिति या माध्यम के लिए 'above' या 'through' लगता है।

  • The Himalayan peaks are visible from our terrace.
  • The tiny crack is not visible to the naked eye.

visible + noun

Before a noun, visible describes things easily seen or clearly noticeable, such as signs, improvements and damage.

Noun से पहले 'visible' आसानी से दिखने वाली या स्पष्ट रूप से देखी जा सकने वाली चीज़ों, जैसे संकेत, सुधार और क्षति, का वर्णन करता है।

  • There was no visible sign of life in the old fort.

become / remain / make sth visible

These verbs show the change or the state of being seen.

ये verbs दिखाई देने का परिवर्तन या अवस्था बताते हैं।

  • Stars become visible after sunset.
  • Wear a reflective jacket to make yourself visible at night.

visibility (noun) / visibly (adverb)

Visibility is the distance you can see, and visibly is used with feelings and change.

'Visibility' वह दूरी है जहाँ तक दिख सके, और 'visibly' भावनाओं और परिवर्तन के साथ आता है।

  • Dense fog reduced visibility to ten metres.
  • Rohan was visibly nervous before the interview.
+Collocations 4

adverb + visible

clearlybarelyhighlyeasilyplainly

  • The scar on his arm was clearly visible.

visible + noun

signimprovementdifferencedamageeffort

  • There has been a visible improvement in her handwriting.

visible + to

to the naked eyeto everyoneto the publicto passengers

  • The planet Venus is visible to the naked eye.

verb + visible

remainbecomestaymake sthbe

  • Keep the warning sign visible at all times.
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  • The lighthouse is visible from ten kilometres away.

प्रकाश-स्तंभ दस किलोमीटर दूर से दिखाई देता है।

  • Her happiness at the result was clearly visible on her face.

परिणाम पर उसकी खुशी उसके चेहरे पर स्पष्ट दिखाई दे रही थी।

  • The ticket number must be visible to the checking staff.

टिकट संख्या जाँच करने वाले कर्मचारियों को दिखाई देनी चाहिए।

  • After the floods, the damage was visible everywhere.

बाढ़ के बाद क्षति हर जगह दिखाई दे रही थी।

  • The moon became visible as the clouds moved away.

बादल हटते ही चाँद दिखाई देने लगा।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The Himalayas are visibly from our village.

✓ The Himalayas are visible from our village.

After be, an adjective is needed; visibly is an adverb.

'Be' के बाद adjective चाहिए; 'visibly' adverb है।

✗ The stars are visible by the naked eye.

✓ The stars are visible to the naked eye.

The viewer takes to after visible, not by.

'Visible' के बाद देखने वाले के लिए 'to' आता है, 'by' नहीं।

✗ The visible was low because of fog.

✓ The visibility was low because of fog.

After the, a noun is needed, so use visibility.

'The' के बाद noun चाहिए, इसलिए 'visibility' लिखें।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These describe things that can be perceived, but they differ in how clear or how obvious the thing is.

ये उन चीज़ों का वर्णन करते हैं जिन्हें अनुभव किया जा सकता है, पर वस्तु कितनी स्पष्ट है इसमें भेद है।

visible

Can be seen by the eye.

आँख से देखा जा सकने वाला।

  • The mark is visible on the wall.

noticeable

Easy to notice, but not necessarily large.

आसानी से ध्यान में आने वाला, पर ज़रूरी नहीं कि बड़ा हो।

  • There is a noticeable change in his tone.

obvious

So clear that nobody can miss it.

इतना स्पष्ट कि कोई चूक न सके।

  • The mistake was obvious.
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vis·i·ble

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

That which cannot be seen is invisible; that which can be seen through is transparent; that which cannot be seen through is opaque.

जो देखा न जा सके invisible; जिसके आर-पार दिखे transparent; जिसके आर-पार न दिखे opaque।