ˌvizhələ̇ˈzāshən, -zh(ə)wəl-, -ˌlīˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary visualize + -ation
1. : the act or power of forming mentally visual images of objects not present to the eye
aware of his uncanny gift of visualization — G.D.Brown
2. : the act or process of putting into or interpreting in visual terms or in visible form
means of visualization , such as scale models … colored slides — J.L.Sert
3.
a. : the process of exposing an organ to view by surgery
visualization of the gallbladder by a paramedian incision
b. : the process of making a viscus visible by injection of a radiopaque substance followed by roentogenography
visualization of the renal calyces by intravenous pyelography
4. : a modern dance deriving its patterns entirely from movement equivalents of musical phrases and qualities