VISIBILITY


Meaning of VISIBILITY in English

/viz'euh bil"i tee/ , n.

1. the state or fact of being visible.

2. the relative ability to be seen under given conditions of distance, light, atmosphere, etc.: low visibility due to fog.

3. Also called visual range . Meteorol. the distance at which a given standard object can be seen and identified with the unaided eye.

4. the ability to give a relatively large range of unobstructed vision: a windshield with good visibility.

5. Typography. legibility (def. 2).

[ 1575-85; visibilitas, equiv. to L visibili ( s ) VISIBLE + -tas -TY 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .