being constantly or frequently in the public view; conspicuous:
a visible political position.
4.
noting or pertaining to a system of keeping records or information on cards or sheets in such a way that the desired reference can be brought instantly to view:
a visible index.
5.
Commerce.
available or accessible; already existing, as goods in a warehouse or in transit as opposed to goods in production:
visible supply.
involving actual goods that have been recorded or accounted for:
visible trade.
6.
prepared or converted for visual presentation; represented visually.
Origin
1300-50;Middle English < Latinvīsibilis, equivalent to vīs(us) (see vision) + -ibilis-ible
If you are invisible, you still see if people are visible but they cannot see you.
Trickles of wayward meteors are visible year-round in any clear night sky.
The motions of this visible material reveal that it is mere flotsam on an unseen sea of unknown material.
When the team ran pulses of blue light through the kidney-jellyfish combo, a visible laser beam shot out.
No places are open to sell strong drink, and there are no visible signs of intoxication.
Aboriginal peoples, members of visible minority groups, and persons with disabilities.
These photons are shorter in wavelength and higher in energy than visible light.
The dark wall visible beyond the tree trunk the dog run.
visible frequency would be a good alternative, they say.
With a little effort, it can make what you do visible through a design that corresponds with your own interests and investments.
British Dictionary definitions for visible
visible
/ˈvɪzɪbəl/
adjective
1.
capable of being perceived by the eye
2.
capable of being perceived by the mind; evident: no visible dangers
3.
available: the visible resources
4.
(of an index or file) using a flexible display system for the contents
5.
of or relating to the balance of trade: visible transactions
6.
represented by visible symbols
noun
7.
a visible item of trade; product
Derived Forms
visibleness, noun visibly, adverb
Word Origin
C14: from Latin vīsibilis, from vidēre to see
Word Origin and History for visible
adj.
mid-14c., from Old French visible (12c.), from Latin visibilis "that may be seen," from visus, past participle of videre "to see" (see vision). An Old English word for this was eagsyne.