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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

vis·i·ble / ˈvizəbəl/ • adj. 1. able to be seen: the church spire is visible from miles away. ∎ Physics (of light) within the range of wavelengths to which the eye is sensitive. ∎ able to be perceived or noticed easily: a visible improvement. ∎ in a position of public prominence: a highly visible member of the royal entourage. 2. of or relating to imports or exports of tangible commodities: the visible trade gap. DERIVATIVES: vis·i·ble·ness n.vis·i·bly / -blē/ adv. he was visibly uncomfortable.

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A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Copyright

visible In genetics, applied to a mutant whose phenotype may actually be observed, as opposed to lethals, whose occurrence may be inferred only from the absence of an expected class of individuals in the progeny of a cross designed to detect induced mutants.

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A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

visible In genetics, applied to a mutant whose phenotype may actually be observed, as opposed to lethals, whose occurrence may only be inferred from the absence of an expected class of individuals in the progeny of a cross designed to detect induced mutants.

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visible

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

visible XIV. — (O)F. visible or L. vīsibilis, f. vīs-, pp. stem of vidēre see; see WIT2, -IBLE.
So visibility XVI. — F. or late L.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

visible •babble, bedabble, dabble, drabble, gabble, grabble, rabble, scrabble •amble, bramble, Campbell, gamble, gambol, ramble, scramble, shamble •psychobabble • technobabble •barbel, garble, marble •pebble, rebel, treble •assemble, dissemble, Kemble, resemble, tremble •Abel, able, Babel, cable, enable, fable, gable, label, Mabel, sable, stable, table •enfeeble, feeble, Keble •dibble, dribble, fribble, Gribble, kibble, nibble, quibble, scribble •Abu Simbel, cymbal, gimbal, nimble, symbol, thimble, timbal •mandible •credible, edible •descendible, extendible, vendible •audible •frangible, tangible •illegible, legible •eligible, intelligible •negligible • dirigible • corrigible •submergible • fallible • indelible •gullible •cannibal, Hannibal •discernible • terrible • horrible •thurible •irascible, passible •expansible • collapsible • impassible •accessible, compressible, impressible, inexpressible, irrepressible, repressible •flexible •apprehensible, comprehensible, defensible, distensible, extensible, ostensible, reprehensible, sensible •indexible •admissible, dismissible, immiscible, impermissible, irremissible, miscible, omissible, permissible, remissible, transmissible •convincible, vincible •compossible, impossible, possible •irresponsible, responsible •forcible •adducible, crucible, deducible, inducible, irreducible, producible, reducible, seducible •coercible, irreversible, reversible, submersible •biocompatible, compatible •contractible • partible •indefectible, perfectible •contemptible •imperceptible, perceptible, susceptible •comestible, digestible, suggestible •irresistible, resistible •exhaustible •conductible, deductible, destructible, tax-deductible •corruptible, interruptible •combustible •controvertible, convertible, invertible •discerptible • persuasible • feasible •divisible, risible, visible •implausible, plausible •fusible •Bible, intertribal, libel, scribal, tribal •bobble, Chernobyl, cobble, gobble, hobble, knobble, nobble, squabble, wobble •ensemble •bauble, corbel, warble •coble, ennoble, Froebel, global, Grenoble, ignoble, noble •foible • rouble • Hasdrubal • chasuble •soluble, voluble •bubble, double, Hubble, nubble, rubble, stubble, trouble •bumble, crumble, fumble, grumble, humble, jumble, mumble, rough-and-tumble, rumble, scumble, stumble, tumble, umbel •payable, sayable •seeable, skiable •amiable •dyeable, flyable, friable, liable, pliable, triable, viable •towable •doable, suable, wooable •affable • effable • exigible • cascabel •takable • likable • salable • tenable •tunable • capable • dupable •arable, parable •curable, durable •taxable •fixable, mixable •actable • collectible •datable, hatable •eatable •notable, potable •mutable • savable • livable • movable •lovable • equable • sizable • usable •burble, herbal, verbal

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