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Definition of Visual

Visual
Visual Vis"u*al, a. [L. visualis, from visus a seeing, sight: cf. F. visuel. See Vision.] 1. Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve. The air, Nowhere so clear, sharpened his visual ray. --Milton. 2. That can be seen; visible. [R.] Visual angle. (Opt.) See under Angle. Visual cone (Persp.), a cone whose vertex is at the point of sight, or the eye. Visual plane, any plane passing through the point of sight. Visual point, the point at which the visual rays unite; the position of the eye. Visual purple (Physiol.), a photochemical substance, of a purplish red color, contained in the retina of human eyes and in the eyes of most animals. It is quickly bleached by light, passing through the colors, red, orange, and yellow, and then disappearing. Also called rhodopsin, and vision purple. See Optography. Visual ray, a line from the eye, or point of sight. Visual white (Physiol.), the final product in the action of light on visual purple. It is reconverted into visual purple by the regenerating action of the choroidal epithelium. Visual yellow (Physiol.), a product intermediate between visual purple and visual white, formed in the photochemical action of light on visual purple.

Meaning of Visual from wikipedia

- The visual system is the physiological basis of visual perception (the ability to detect and process light). The system detects, transduces and interprets...
- The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, image, filmmaking, design, crafts, and architecture...
- Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) developed by Microsoft. It is used to develop computer programs including websites, web apps...
- Visual or vision impairment (VI or VIP) is the partial or total inability of visual perception. In the absence of treatment such as corrective eyewear...
- A visual prosthesis, often referred to as a bionic eye, is an experimental visual device intended to restore functional vision in those with partial or...
- Visual learning is a learning style among the learning styles of Neil Fleming's VARK model in which information is presented to a learner in a visual...
- In comedy, a visual gag or sight gag is anything which conveys its humour visually, often without words being used at all. The gag may involve a physical...
- Visual agnosia is an impairment in recognition of visually presented objects. It is not due to a deficit in vision (acuity, visual field, and scanning)...
- Visual kei (****anese: ヴィジュアル系 or ビジュアル系, Hepburn: Vijuaru kei or Bijuaru kei, lit. "Visual Style"), abbreviated v-kei (V系, bui kei), is a category of ****anese...
- Visual acuity (VA) commonly refers to the clarity of vision, but technically rates an animal's ability to recognize small details with precision. Visual...