visibility

[ viz-uh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

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. Meteorology. 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 ).

visibility

/ ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ /

noun

1. the condition or fact of being visible
2. clarity of vision or relative possibility of seeing
3. the range of vision

   visibility is 500 yards

Other Words From

• inter·visi·bili·ty noun
• nonvis·i·bili·ty noun plural nonvisibilities
• previs·i·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of visibility¹

1575–85; < Late Latin vīsibilitās, equivalent to Latin vīsibili ( s ) visible + -tās -ty ²

Example Sentences

Your app is easily visible and discoverable as per the various visibility metrics we have discussed.

From Search Engine Watch

Most large companies have little visibility beyond the suppliers they deal with directly, but they need to understand vulnerabilities in the deeper tiers of the network.

From Fortune

To boost brand visibility and secure a top spot on the screen, do not neglect posting to Instagram Stories.

From Search Engine Watch

In order to optimize your SEO software development practices and tools, you need total visibility throughout the whole development cycle.

From Search Engine Watch

One of the many advantages that Google My Busines allows is instant search visibility for a business operating in a locality.

From Search Engine Watch

Dawn was rising on November 24, 1964, and there was a slight fog but otherwise clear visibility.

From The Daily Beast

Sexual assault is quickly gaining visibility on college campuses across the country.

From The Daily Beast

These wealthy Silicon Valley tech investors gain access to a level of influence that far outstrips their public visibility.

From The Daily Beast

When a celebrity speaks out about an important issue, it increases visibility—this is a good thing.

From The Daily Beast

This is a problem because, as the gay rights movement has shown, visibility helps—a lot.

From The Daily Beast

Their visibility depends on the time of year and the hour of the night.

From Project Gutenberg

From Saturn the visibility of our planet is even more reduced.

From Project Gutenberg

Leadenhall Street was full of people, and the visibility was low.

From Project Gutenberg

But the particles that constitute the size, the visibility of an organic structure are in perpetual flux.

From Project Gutenberg

I entered atmosphere, made planetfall with nullified visibility, and took off the guardsman and a young native.

From Project Gutenberg