/ ˈvɪʒuəl; NAmE / adjective , noun
■ adjective
of or connected with seeing or sight :
I have a very good visual memory.
the visual arts
The building makes a tremendous visual impact.
► visu·al·ly adverb :
visually handicapped / impaired
visually exciting
■ noun
a picture, map, piece of film, etc. used to make an article or a talk easier to understand or more interesting :
He used striking visuals to get his point across.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (originally describing a beam imagined to proceed from the eye and make vision possible): from late Latin visualis , from Latin visus sight, from videre to see. The current noun sense dates from the 1950s.