VISIBILITY


Meaning of VISIBILITY in English

/ ˌvɪzəˈbɪləti; NAmE / noun [ U ]

1.

how far or well you can see, especially as affected by the light or the weather :

good / poor / bad / zero visibility

Visibility was down to about 100 metres in the fog.

The car has excellent all-round visibility (= you can see what is around you very easily from it) .

2.

the fact or state of being easy to see :

high visibility equipment for cyclists

The advertisements were intended to increase the company's visibility in the marketplace (= to make people more aware of their products and services).

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from French visibilite or late Latin visibilitas , from Latin visibilis , from videre to see.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.