| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class III. Words Relating to Matter | | Section III. Organic Matter | | 2. Sensation |
| (iii) Perceptions of Light |
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| 446. Visibility. |
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| NOUN: | VISIBILITY, perceptibility, perceivability; conspicuousness, distinctness &c. adj.; conspicuity [rare]; appearance [See Appearance]; basset [geol.]; exposure; manifestation [See Manifestation]; ocular -proof, - evidence, - demonstration; field of view (vision) [See Vision]; periscopism.
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| VERB: | BE or BECOME VISIBLE &c. adj.; appear, open to the view; meet -, catch- the eye; basset [geol.], crop out; present -, show -, manifest -, produce -, discover -, reveal -, expose -, betray- itself; stand forth, stand out; materialize; show; arise; peep out, peer out; start up, spring up, show up [colloq.], turn up, crop up; glimmer, gleam, glitter, glow, loom; glare; burst forth; burst upon the -view, - sight; heave in sight [naut. or colloq.]; come in sight, come into view, come out, come forth, come forward; see the light of day; break through the clouds; make its appearance, show its face, appear to one’s eyes, come upon the stage, float before the eyes, speak for itself (manifest) [See Manifestation]; attract the attention [See Attention]; reappear; live in a glass house.
expose to view [See Manifestation].
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| ADJECTIVE: | VISIBLE, perceptible, perceivable, discernible, apparent; in view, in full view, in sight; exposed to view, en évidence [F.]; unclouded.
DISTINCT, plain, clear, definite; obvious (manifest) [See Manifestation]; well-defined, well-marked; in focus; recognizable, palpable, autoptic or autoptical; glaring, staring, conspicuous; stereoscopic or stereoscopical; in bold relief, in strong relief, in high relief.
PERISCOPIC or periscopical, panoramic.
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| ADVERB: | BEFORE ONE; under one’s -nose, - very eyes; before -, under- one’s eyes; à vue d’œil [F.], in one’s eye, oculis subjecta fidelibus [L.]; visibly &c. adj.; in sight of; veluti in speculum [L.].
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