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vis|ita|tion /v I z I te I ʃ ə n/ (visitations )
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A
visitation
is an event in which God or another non-human being seems to appear to someone or contact them. □ [+
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People sometimes refer humorously to a visit from someone, especially from someone in authority, as a
visitation
. □ [+
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Visitation
is the act of officially visiting someone. [FORMAL
] □
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. □ [+
vi|sor /va I zə r / (visors )
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A
visor
is a movable part of a helmet which can be pulled down to protect a person's eyes or face. □
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 )
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A
vista
is a view from a particular place, especially a beautiful view from a high place. [WRITTEN
] □ [+
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vista
is a vision of a situation or of a range of possibilities. [FORMAL
] □ [+
vis|ual /v I ʒuəl/ (visuals )
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ADJ
[usu ADJ
n]
Visual
means relating to sight, or to things that you can see. □
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A
visual
is something such as a picture, diagram, or piece of film that is used to show or explain something. □
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]
vi|tal ◆◇◇ /va I t ə l/