n.
Pronunciation: ' vi-zh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin vision-, visio, from vid ē re to see ― more at WIT
Date: 14th century
1 a : something seen in a dream, trance, or ecstasy especially : a supernatural appearance that conveys a revelation b : a thought, concept, or object formed by the imagination c : a manifestation to the senses of something immaterial <look, not at vision s, but at realities ― Edith Wharton>
2 a : the act or power of imagination b (1) : mode of seeing or conceiving (2) : unusual discernment or foresight <a person of vision > c : direct mystical awareness of the supernatural usually in visible form
3 a : the act or power of seeing : SIGHT b : the special sense by which the qualities of an object (as color, luminosity, shape, and size) constituting its appearance are perceived through a process in which light rays entering the eye are transformed by the retina into electrical signals that are transmitted to the brain via the optic nerve
4 a : something seen b : a lovely or charming sight
– vi · sion · al \ ' vizh-n ə l, ' vi-zh ə -n ə l \ adjective
– vi · sion · al · ly adverb