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visibly |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Visible \Vis"i*ble\, a. [L. visibilis fr videre visum, to see: cf F. visible. See {Vision}.] 1. Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen; perceptible; in view; as a visible star; the least spot is visible on white paper. Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. Virtue made visible in outward grace. --Young. 2. Noticeable; apparent; open conspicuous. --Shak. The factions at court were greater, or more visible, than before --Clarendon. {Visible church} (Theol.), the apparent church of Christ on earth; the whole body of professed believers in Christ, as contradistinguished from the invisible, or real, church, consisting of sanctified persons. {Visible horizon}. Same as {Apparent horizon}, under {Apparent}. -- {Vis"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Vis"i*bly}, adv From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: visibly adv 1: in a visible manner; "he was visibly upset" [ant: {invisibly}] 2: so as to be visible; "the sign was visibly displayed"
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