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vis|ita|tion /v I z I te I ʃ ^ə n/ (visitations )

1 N‑COUNT A visitation is an event in which God or another non-human being seems to appear to someone or contact them. □ [+ from ] The young people have claimed almost daily visitations from the Virgin Mary.

2 N‑COUNT People sometimes refer humorously to a visit from someone, especially from someone in authority, as a visitation . □ [+ from ] They had another visitation from Essex police.

3 N‑UNCOUNT Visitation is the act of officially visiting someone. [FORMAL ] □  House-to-house visitation has been carried on, under the regulations of the General Board of Health. □  I had visitation rights.

vi s|it|ing fi re|man (visiting firemen ) N‑COUNT A visiting fireman is an important visitor, who gets special treatment. [AM ]

visi|tor ◆◇◇ /v I z I tə ^r / (visitors ) N‑COUNT A visitor is someone who is visiting a person or place. □ [+ from ] The other day we had some visitors from Switzerland. □ [+ to ] As a student I lived in Oxford, but was a frequent visitor to Belfast.

vi|sor /va I zə ^r / (visors )

1 N‑COUNT A visor is a movable part of a helmet which can be pulled down to protect a person's eyes or face. □  He pulled on a battered old crash helmet with a scratched visor.

2 N‑COUNT [usu n N ] A visor is a piece of plastic or other material fixed above the windscreen inside a car, which can be turned down to protect the driver's eyes from bright sunshine.

vis|ta /v I stə/ (vistas )

1 N‑COUNT A vista is a view from a particular place, especially a beautiful view from a high place. [WRITTEN ] □ [+ of ] From my bedroom window I looked out on a crowded vista of hills and rooftops.

2 N‑COUNT A vista is a vision of a situation or of a range of possibilities. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] These uprisings come from desperation and a vista of a future without hope.

vis|ual /v I ʒuəl/ (visuals )

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Visual means relating to sight, or to things that you can see. □  …the graphic visual depiction of violence. □  …music, film, dance, and the visual arts. ●  visu|al|ly ADV [usu ADV adj] □  The colours we see visually affect us.

2 N‑COUNT A visual is something such as a picture, diagram, or piece of film that is used to show or explain something. □  Remember you want your visuals to reinforce your message, not detract from what you are saying.

vi s|ual ai d (visual aids ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Visual aids are things that you can look at, such as a film, model, map, or slides, to help you understand something or to remember information.

visu|al|ize /v I ʒuəla I z/ (visualizes , visualizing , visualized ) in BRIT, also use visualise VERB If you visualize something, you imagine what it is like by forming a mental picture of it. □ [V n] Susan visualized her wedding day and saw herself walking down the aisle on her father's arm. □ [V n prep] He could not visualize her as old. □ [V n v-ing] She visualized him stomping to his car, the picture of self-righteousness. □ [V wh] It was hard to visualize how it could have been done. ●  visu|ali|za|tion /v I ʒuəla I ze I ʃ ^ə n/ (visualizations ) N‑VAR □ [+ of ] …a perfect visualization of reality.

vi|tal ◆◇◇ /va I t ^ə l/